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

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DECLASSIFIED by authority uf S. NLT-104 Depet of state F.R.1945 INATIONAL VIVI P.920 copy / EXACT TRANSLATION (U.S.) is SERVICE: Initials Hc Dateful3 (RESTRICTED) (CONFIDENTIAL) (SECRET) OP PRIORITY URGENT (PRIORITY) (ROUTINE) (DEFERRED) ASTEL PINK PANTIES HH PERSOVNAL AYD TOPSECRET FOR THE PRESIDENT AND THE SECRETARY OF STATE FROM HARRIMAN x SOONG GAVE ME THIS MORNING A DEFAILED ACCOUNT OF HIS TALK WITH STALIN LAST NIGHT X SOONG PROPOSED THE ACCERTARCE BY CHINA OF THE YALTA FORMULA ON OUTER MONGOLTA PRESERVIA THE STATUS QUO BOTH JUDISICAL AND FACTUAL AND IN ADDITION IF DESIRED X CHINA WOULD GRANT OUTER MONGOLIA A- HIGHER DEGREE OF AUTONOMY INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO HAVE INDEPENDENT ARMED FORCES X THUS OUTER MONGOLI IA WOULD BE FREE TO MAKE ANY MILITARY ARRANCEMENTS DESIRED WITH THE SOVIET UNION X STALIN STATED THAT THIS WAS NOT 081310 From Reference No. NCR No. 5508 To TOX Indicator Decoded by Date July 40 OPNAV 19-61 +