Supplemental Report from Joseph E. Davies to Harry S. Truman Regarding Mission in London
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For The President of the United
States, for his immediate advis-
DECLASSIFIED
ors and the Secretary of State only.
E.O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E)
Dept. of State letter, Aug. 10, 1972
BOULTHH NARS Date 6-29-26
Washington, D.C.
June 12, 1945
Supplemental Report in re:
Mission to London.
The President,
The Honorable Harry S. Truman,
The White House,
TOUHAR
Washington, D.C.
"NATIONAL
ARCHIVES
CORDS
FAIR
SERVICE
My dear Mr. President:
With reference to the above entitled matter, I have the honor to
report my discussions with Prime Minister Churchill. I have gone into
detail with the thought that it may prepare you for the atmosphere and atti-
tude which may still confront you at the coming meeting.
These talks, alone with the Prime Minister, covered approximately
eight hours. At Chequers we talked from 11 Clock Saturday night until
4:30 Sunday morning. They were resumed in his bedroom Sunday morning at
11 o'clock (he sitting up in his bed) and lasted until 1:30 lunch, and
were again resumed later in the afternoon and on the following Tuesday
at 10 Downing Street.
On Saturday evening, first off, the Prime Minister said he wished to
make his position clear. He was brief. He stood on his telegram to the
President, #34. Great Britain might have to do certain things in her own
interests, but would not oppose the U.S. He then asked me to go ahead.
The President's Message.
Prefaced by a brief statement as to public opinion in the U.S., I
gave him your message substantially as follows:
The President was gravely concerned over the serious deteriora
tion in the relations of the Soviets with both Britain and the
United States.
It was clear that without continued unity of the Big Three there
could be no reasonable prospect of Peace.
The causes of this dangerous situation were also clear. They
were differences over what the agreements arrived at in Yalta
actually were, conflict over new matters which the speed of
military victory in Europe had developed, all induced by and
fed by fears, distrusts, and suspicions, on both sides.
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Potsdam Conference, 1945
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