Telegram from Ambassador Averell Harriman to President Harry S. Truman and Secretary of State James Byrnes

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a DECLASSIFIED by authority of NLT-100 S. Depend quet F.R. 1945 Vd. VII Page 912 EXACT TRANSLATION (U.S.) us. t iticle He 01/6/73 MEDIS (RESTRICTED) (CONFIDENTIAL) (SECRET) OP PRIORITY URGENT (PRIORITY) (ROUTINE) (DEFERRED) CANARIES AND MEADOWLARKS BB PERSONAL AND-TOPSECRET FOR THE PRESIDENT AND THE SECRETARY FROM HARRIMAN X THIS REPEATS SECTION OF MY XEROTHREE ONEFIVEHUNDRED IN SERVICE MESSAGE X QUOTE AS REGARDS THE PORT OF DAIREN STALIN INTERPRETED QUOTE INTERNTQIONALIXATION UNQUOTE AS MEANING THAT IT SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO CHINESE AND RUSSIAN CONTROLI THAT NO OTHER COUNTRY WAS TO BE INVOLVED AND THAT RUSSIA SHOULD HAVE A PREEMIMENT INTEREST IN THE PORT AN EEEEE PORT AS AGAINST CHINA AND THERE SHOULD BE A RUSSIAN MANAGEMENT X' THE REVENUES OF THE PORT SHOULD GO HALF TO RUSSIA AND HALF TO CHINA X' SOONG MAINTAINED THAT THE PORT SHOULD BE A F FREE PORT UNDER CHINESE ADMINISTRATION WITH SOME RUSSIAN TECHNICAL To ASSISTANCE AND WITH FULL RIGHTS OF RUSSIA TO USE THE PORT FREELY Decoded by Date UNQUOTE TT BAREFFITED Nos.W/Ur-Dunny & file White Hour 04 BEAUTIEC 08002 NCR 2146 notified of conection, staff. July 45 Ready (P)