Telegram from President Harry S. Truman to Prime Minister Winston Churchill
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OCR Page 1 of 2NLT-233
CR 10363
D/T 2618 II
PRIORITY
DECLASSIFIED by authority of
PERSONAL AND TOP SECRET
VL.711 P.769
8.
NUMBER 14
Litiais ke Botef 7-73
us - SERVICE AND
TO :
THE PRIME MINISTER
SOVERNMENT
FROM: THE PRESIDENT
I HAVE TODAY SENT THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE TO
MINISTER JOHNSON, STOCKHOLM:
"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".
(SIGNED) TRUMAN
Mr. Gallman
Cean Stah
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