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Telegram from President Harry S. Truman to Prime Minister Winston Churchill

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NLT-268 TOP for SECRET U.S. SERVICE LIBRARY GOVERN MENT DECLASSIFIED by authority of Dept. FR.1945 NCR TOP SECRET vol.III P.769 26 APRIL 1945 PRIORITY Initials/ Date:7-73 1945 APR 26 18 39 FROM: OPNAV TO : ALUSNA, LONDON 261811Z NCR 3171 SECRET BRITM NUMBER 14, PERSONAL AND TOP SECRET, FROM THE PRESIDENT FOR THE PRIME MINISTER. I have today sent the following message to Minister Johnson, Stockholm: QUOTE: Replying to your message of April 25, 3 a.m., inform Himmler's agent that the only acceptable terms of surrender by Germany are unconditional surrender on all fronts to the Soviet Government, Great Britain and the United States. If the above stated terms of surrender are accepted the German forces should surrender on all fronts at once to the local commanders in the field. In all theaters where resistance continues the attack of the Allies upon them will be vigorously prosecuted until complete victory is attained. UNQUOTE. TRUMAN Released from the White House Map Room at 2618112 April 1945: Boyce C. Price BOYCE P. PRICE, HAHO Major, C. E. TOP-SECRET RED COALS TT NUMBER FOURTEEN X PERSONAL AND TOP SECRET X FROM THE PRESIDENT FOR THE PRIME MINISTER X PARA X ITEM HAVE TODAY SENT THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE TO MINISTER JOHNSON X STOCKHOLM COLON QUOTE COLON REPLYING TO YOUR MESSAGE OF APRIL TWENTY FIVE X THREE A M X INFORM HIMMLERS AGENT THAT THE ONLY ACCEPTABLE TERMS OF SURRENDER BY GERMANY ARE UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER ON ALL FRONTS TO THE SOVIET GOVERNMENT X GREAT BRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES X PARA X IF THE ABOVE STATED TERMS OF SURRENDER ARE ACCEPTED THE GERMAN FORCES SHOULD SURRENDER ON ALL FRONTS AT ONCE TO THE LOCAL COMMANDERS IN THE FIELD X PARA X IN ALL THEATERS WHERE RESISTANCE CONTINUES THE ATTACK OF THE ALLIES UPON THEM WILL BE VIGOROUSLY PROSECUTED UNTIL COMPLETE VICTORY IS ATTAINED X UNQUOTE X COASTITUTES SIGNED TRUMAN Chose: LL BLISTERED BACK PROCEPOTE: I USAG earp pue go LETAE MANDEE TV* VIID LUON THE MB THE SECURITY BKIW TO :- гоирои ИСВ 37.51 MON! ОБИУЛ 100 VbB se J8 30 LETORIJA LOb SECURI se V6HIF Tara DICIVIZILIED of BOAEBHA 100 CECOLI SEDUCT THEAT VEHICLES no I

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