Telegram from Ambassador Patrick J. Hurley to President Harry S. Truman
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SECRET DISPATCH
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ADDRESSEES
PRECEDENCE
ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE
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AMBASSADOR HURLEY
PABGENT
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RELEASED BY
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ARCHIVES "NATIONAL AND
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RLCORDS
THE PRESIDENT
DEFERRED
SERVICE"
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DATE
1( MAY 1945
BASEGRAM
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TOR CODEROOM 101949
DICLASSIFIED by authority of
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F.R.1945
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DECODED BY BALDWIN
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ROUTED BY
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UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE
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(THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TOP SECRET AND URGENT FOR THE
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EYES OF THE PRESIDENT ALONE FROM AMBASSADOR HURLEY)
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KNOWING THE GREAT STRAIN UNDER WHICH YOU MUST BE WORKING
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1 HAVE HESITATED TO BURDEN YOU WITH PROBLEMS BY WHICH WE
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ARE CONFRONTED HERE. IN MY LAST CONFERENCE WITH PRESIDENT
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ROOSEVELT HE ENTRUSTED ME WITH TWO SPECIFIC MISSIONS IN
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ADDITIONATO MY DUTIES AS AMBASSADOR TO CHINA. THE FIRST
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MISSION WAS TO BRING CHURCHILL AND STALIN TO AN AGREEMENT
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DN THE POLICY THAT THE UNITED STATES HAS BEEN PURSUING
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IN CHINA. NAMELY (1) TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY ACTION TO BRING
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ABOUT UNIFICATION UNDER THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OF ALL ANTI
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JAPANESE ARMED FORCES IN CHINA. (2) TO ENDORSE THE ASPIRA-
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TIONS OF THE CHINESE PEOPLE FOR THE ESTABL ISHMENT OF A FREE
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UNITED DEMOCRATIC CHINESE GOVERNMENT. (3) TO CONTINUE TO
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INSIST THAT CHINA FURNISH HER OWN LEADERSHIP MAKE HER OWN
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DECISIONS AND BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HER OWN POLICIES AND THUS
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No. I ADMIRAL.
No. 2 FILE.
No. 3F- I OR CHARTROOM.
No. 4 SPECIAL.
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