Telegram from Ambassador Patrick J. Hurley to Secretary of State James Byrnes

NLT-116 TOR SECRET DISPATCH Copy 1 DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM AMBASSADOR HURLEY 1 PRIOBITY PRIORITY 2 THE SECRETARY OF STATE 3 ROUTINE RELEASED BY 4 19 JULY 1945 DEFERRED 5 DATE DECLASSIFIED by authgrity of BASEGRAM 6 2046/19 state Dept lts to 7 TOR CODEROOM NARS 8-10-72 8 memo from NL 9 ROLL to NLT 4-12-73 PRIORITY DECODED BY 10 CHECKED Initials BK2 Date: 5/21/34 ROUTINE PARAPH RASED 11 GLUNT BY BY ROLL DEFERRED 12 GLUNT DITTOED BY ROLL BASEGRAM 13 ROUTED BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFFRRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW PACE NCR 3908 16 191733 17 18 Originator fill in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 COMNAVGROUP CHINA SENDS. TOP SECRET AND URGENT FOR THE EYES 22 ALONE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE, JAMES F. BYRNES, POTSDAM, 23 GERMANY. 24 25 FOR AMBASSADOR HARRIMAN FROM HURLEY (THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE 26 IS FROM DR. T.V. SOONG FOR AMBASSADOR HARRIMAN). 27 28 29 AFTER HAVING HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF DISCUSSING THE DETAILS 30 OF THE NEGOTIATIONS WITH GENERALISSIMO AND OTHER LEADING MEMBERS 31 32 OF MY GOVERNMENT, I AM CONVINCED THAT WE HAVE GONE AS FAR AS 33 WE POSSIBLY COULD IN MEETING SOVIET DEMANDS. I TELL YOU THIS 34 35 IN ALL CANDOR, AND YOU KNOW HOW COMPLETELY FRANK I HAVE BEEN 36 WITH YOU. T.V. SOONG". 37 a TRUHAN 38 39 ARCHIVES AND "NATIONAL SERVICE HURLEY. 40 41 NCR DISTRIBUTION: EDVER 42 43 NAVAIDE(#1 THRU #5) ACTION (FOR DELIVERY TOPSECSTATE). 44 45 46 47 48 49 No. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-I OR CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 TOP SECRET 52 Handle only in accordance with "Top Secret instructions contained in Article 76, Navy Regulations COPY NO. O PNAV 19-78