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NLT-61 State Dept. Leti to pf U.G. by authgrity NARS 8-10-72 memo from NL to NLT 4-12-73 EXACT TRANSLATION (U. S.) bitials B12 Date 5/21/74 URGENT (RESTRICTED) (CONFIDENTIAL) (SECRET) OP PRIORITY URGENT (PRIORITY) (ROUTINE) (DEFERRED) ROCKETS PERSONAL AND TOP SECRET TO PRESIDENT TRUMAN FROM KENNAN X PARA X IN VIEWI F THE FACT THAT GENERAL EISENHOWERS MISSAGE THNEEFIVEEIGHT OF MAY SEVEN WAS NOT KNOWN X AS FAR AS NE ARE AWARS X TO MARSHAL STALIN x IT WAS ARRANGED WITH GERERAL DEANE THAT HE SHOULD SEND THE SUBSTANCE OF IT EN A LETTER TO GENERAL ANTONOV can CHIEF OF THE RED ARMY GENQRAL STAFF X ITEM THEN ENCLOSED X WITH THE LETTER TRANSMITTING THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE X A COPY OF GEFERAL SANES LETTER SEMI COLON AND ITEM TOOK THE LIBERTY OF ALTELING THE FIRST SENTENCEU OF THE PRESIDENTS MESSAAE IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT REFERRED ONLY TO ONLY GO QUOTE GENERAL EISENHOWERS MESSAGE OF MAY SEVEN CONCERSING THE TIMING OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF SURRENDER X UNQUOT From Alusna Moscow Reference 070922 No. NCR No. 1156 To CNO TOX 0640 Indicator Decoded by Cook Date 7 May 45 AND SOVERNMERT OPNAV 19-61