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

DECLASSIFIED by authority of S. TROUDANT-106 DEPT., OF STATE F.R. 1945 ANU vol. VII P. 924 EXACT TRANSLATION (U. . S.) us for 2 COVERHMENT Initials Date (RESTRICTED) (CONFIDENTIAL) (SECRET) OP PRIORITY URGENT HJFIV RITY) (ROUTINE) (DEFERRED) T ES DOSTER TATE GG PERSONAL AND SOPSEC FOR THE PRLIIDENT AND THE FR FORE SECRETARY 0 OM HARRIMAN X ATEEE AS THE TIME 18 50 SHORT BEMVN THE B DYAJPCERLIN MEETJNG AND AS IT SEEMS DOUBTFUL THAT SOONG WILL BE SU it Y CCESSFUL IN REACHING AGREEMENT WITH STALIN I RECOMLEND THAT I MMEDIATE STEPS BE TAKEN TO PREPARE FOR USE AT BERLIN A STUDY OF OUR INTERPRETATION OF THE YALTA AGREEMENT SPECIFICADFY THE TERMS EVE WHICH WE BELIVEV CHINA SHOULD GRANT THE SOVIET GOVERNMENT IN REGARD TO XCE PORTS AND RAILDOADS AND WHAT ACTIONJSHOULD BE EXPESTED OF CHIQA AT THIS TIME IN CONNECTION WITH PRESERVATOON OF STATUS QUO IN OUTER MONGOLIA X IN ADDITION I SUGGEST THAT PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE FOR A DETAILED DISCUSSION OF THE CHARACTERYOF THE PROPOSED FOUR POWER TRUSYEESHIP FOR KOREA WN HONEYS CKLEH From Reference 481800Z NC] NCR 5730 ALUSNA MOSCON To CNO TOX TOX 3253 Indicator. ROWON Decoded by Dat 8 JULY 1945 300K OPNAV 19-61