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Comrade Wintringham!
After discussing matters in the Politburo, we decided to turn to you and Comrades P. Piratin, K. Philby, and B. Alexander on an important and extremely urgent matter.
Not long ago, as you know, we received Comrades Bernal and Larkin in Moscow. The situation they face is, one might say, exceptionally onerous. An urgent necessity has arisen for all of us together to help the Irish make it through the current crisis.
After finishing off the “Invincible” Soviet Admiral's reputation, Burke's CTF droves the Soviet Navy out of the Celtic Sea.
The American and Canadian forces land in Ireland.
You are well aware of the military situation in the Eire SSR. The reactionaries are on the attack and have practically seized the republic by the throat. At the recent meeting we conveyed to the Irish our views about the need to halt the course of events and launch an attack against the counterrevolutionary forces, and we are informing you about this separately. In these circumstances, the situation in the Eire SSR acquires enormous significance and is now close to a catastrophe. A further deterioration of the situation in the Eire SSR threatens to inflict enormous damage on the entire Soviet Union. For that reason it is our common internationalist and— I would even say — our class duty to do everything we can to prevent this.
Canadian forces played a major role in the liberation of Ireland.
The Americans and the Soviets fight a fierce battle for control of Ireland's skies.
Let me emphasize that we ourselves will assume the main burden in this matter. Despite our other problems, which I described to you, we believe it is necessary to give the English and Scottish SSRs significant military assistance by shipments of a number of additional divisions from the European SSRs. General Zhukov has been dispatched to oversee their deployment.
In the end the Soviets win control of Ireland's skies. Soviet tac bombers destroyed Dublin's air base, ensuring that the Americans will not be able to reclaim control of Ireland's skies.
We will see to it that the reactionaries are removed from Ireland and that the English and Scottish SSRs will hold the line against imperialism. However, it will be impossible to provide this assistance without a certain degree of participation by the other fraternal republics. We have tried to find an approach that would have only a minimal effect on internal plans and would not be something beyond your means, but our country's security requires that you put every available resource at General Zhukov's disposal. Civilians must be impressed to assist in the defense efforts. You can not afford to tarry!
I insist, Tom , that you look upon this suggestion with understanding.
With Communist greetings
A. Mikoyan
15 February 1944