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CR6277 NLT-220 DIT 6 MAY 1945 PRIORITY State Dept lts to DECLASSIFIED by authgrity of NARS 8-10-72 PERSONAL AND TOF SECRITT NL memo to NLT 4-12-73 NUMBER 28 Initials TO: THE PRIME MINISTER S. 'NATIONAL AND FROM: THE PRESIDENT RECURDS N SERVICE" REPLYING TO YOUR NUMBER 33. THE HOURS SUGGESTED BY YOU FOR THE SIMULTANEOUS ANNOUNCEMENT OF VICTORY IN EUROPE, 9 0' *CLOCK AM WASHINGTON TIME, 3 PM IN LONDON, AND 4 PM IN MOSCOW, IS ENTIRELY AGREEABLE TO ME. I HOPE MARSHAL STALIN WILL ALSO AGREE. PLEASE INFORM ME OF HIS REPLY TO YOUR MESSAGE. MY ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE VERY SHORT AND IT WILL PROBABLY BE FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY, OR AT A LATER HOUR BY STATEMENTS BY SOME OF THE AMERICAN MILITARY AND CIVIL LEADERS OF OUR WAR EFFORT. REGARDING THE OVERALL SUBMARINE ANNOUNCEMENT SUGGESTED BY YOU, I WILL BE PLEASED TO RECEIVE, FOR CONSIDERATION, A DRAFT OF YOUR PROPOSED JOINT ANNOUNCE- MENT. Galewer (SIGNED) TRUMAN Adam Storh