Telegram from President Harry S. Truman to Prime Minister Winston Churchill
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OCR Page 1 of 3DIT 191457
CR 8097
NLT-175
PRIORITY
TOP SECRET AND PERSONAL
NUMBER 71
DECLASSIFIED by authority of
6-14-45
1945
KPIII P.135
TO:
THE PRIME MINISTER
s.
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FROM:
THE PRESIDENT
U.S. =
I HAVE TODAY SENT THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE TO MAR-
SHAL STALIN: "NOW THAT THE UNCONDITIONAL DEFEAT OF GERMANY
HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED AND THE CONTROL COUNCIL FOR GERMANY HAS
HAD ITS FIRST MEETING, I PROPOSE THAT WE SHOULD AT ONCE
ISSUE DEFINITE INSTRUCTIONS WHICH WILL GET FORCES INTO
THEIR RESPECTIVE ZONES AND WILL INITIATE ORDERLY ADWINIS-
TBATION OF THE DEFEATED TERRITORY. AS TO GERMANY, I AM
READY TO HAVE INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED TO ALL AMERICAN TROOPS
TO BEGIN WITHDRAWAL INTO THEIR OWN ZONE ON 21 JUNE IN AC-
CORDANCE WITH ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN THE RESPECTIVE COMMAND-
ERS, INCLUDING IN THESE ARRANG EMENTS SIMULTANEOUS MOVEMENT
OF THE NATIONAL GARRISONS INTO GREATER BERLIN AND PROVISION
OF FREE ACCESS BY AIR, ROAD, AND RAIL FROM FRANKFURT AND
BREMEN TO BERLIN FOR U.S. FORCES.
I
CONSIDER THE SETTLEMENT OF THE AUSTRIAN PROB-
LEM IS OF EQUAL URGENCY TO THE GERMAN MATTER. THE REDIS-
TRIBUTION OF FORCES INTO OCCUPATION ZONES WHICH HAVE BEEN
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