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summer of '33 Colonel Hugh Cooper came back to the United States, having finished the job on the Dneprostroi Dam. He stayed until it was completely finished and opened and then he came back to the United States. I don't recall how it happened that he came to see me in Washington, but he came to my office apparently to make a courtesy call. I asked him about the dam. He was very enthusiastic about it, thought it was the great economic salvation of Russia, that they had been very wise to do it, and that it was intelligent leadership with regard to these matters.

Then he said, “You know, I wish to goodness that the United States had an honorable and open relationship to Russia, because there's a great deal that they need to learn from this country. There's a great opportunity for trade. It would serve to keep the peace of the world. They're a growing country and nobody need to be afraid of them. They've got terrific problems of their own. They haven't reached the first step on the road to a satisfactory standard of living and a settlement of their internal problems. They've just barely taken a few steps toward general education. That's all good, but they've got great problems. They need American help. They need American goods. They need American know-how. Without an open recognition and formal relationships between the governments, it's almost impossible to do