Telegram from Ambassador Patrick J. Hurley to President Harry S. Truman and Secretary of State James Byrnes

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DECLASSIFTED Ly auth ity : 5. NLT-122 Coyf V.P.II P. 1282 EXACT TRANSLATION (U.S.) is SERVICES MERT AND Copy / Date (RESTRICTED) (CONFIDENTIAL) (SECRET) OP PRIORITY URGENT (PRIORITY) (ROUTINE) (DEFERRED) HEAR HEAR SAYS COMNAVGR CHINA KK THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE SEGRET AND URGENT FOR THE EYES ALONE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE JAMES F BYRNDS POTSDAM X' GERMANY FOR THE PRESIDENT FROM AWBASSADOR HURLEY KK THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS FROM THE GENERALISSIMO X CHIANG KA1 SHEK X FOR PRESIDENT TRUMAN X QUOTE I CONCUR IN THE PRO tN THE 8 PRIPOSED PROCLAWATION TO JAPAN X' WITH THE SINGLE ALTERATION THAT PARAGRAPH PAREN ONE PAREN SHOULD BE REVISED TO READ QUODE WE X E THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES X' THE PRESIDENT OF: THX NATIONAL 8 GOVERNMENT NF THE REPIBLIC OFNCHINA AND THE PRIMZ MINISTER OF GREAT BRITAIN X' REPRESENTING THE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF 9 UR COUNTRYMEN ETC COMNAVGR CHINA 266345 F1 Reference No. 8394 To. SEC OF STATE TOX 0528 Indicator RYWEL Decoded SJOSTEN Da 26 JULY 1945 OPNAV 19-61 URGENT SECRET Page 182