Diary Note of President Harry S. Truman

S. TROHALY ARCHIVES SERVICE' KECORDS NATIONAL ANO July 25 1945 and the us. President. But I hada most important We met at 11A.M. today That is Stalia, Churchill session with Lord thoustation + general Thansholl before that We have discovered the most terrille tombs in the in the Emphates Valley Era, after Monhard his fatalous ask. history of the would. It may he the fire distruction Amyry me think me hose found the may to cause a dista treation dekest itas of the atom au experiment in the New mexican startling -to - put it mildly Thirteen pounds of the explosise canced the complete discutiedation of a steel touse Go feethigh created a crater best deep and 1200 feet in diameter Kho ked other a ansy and Hoocked then down 10,000 yards away. The explosion was visitle for monethan zoo miles and andible for 40 miles and more. now and august 10th I hose told the See. of Was the Stimson This meapon is to he used against Japen between to use it so that military ofjectives and solders and salioss are the target and notwomen andchildrea Even if the the gons are satages, withless, merciless and practice me drop thing territle fountlon the old Capitol or the new. leader of the world for the common collare cannot He + I are in accord. The target will Rea a purely mil ment ashia a the gaps to surreader lines In stay one and the will issue a maring state sure world that Hitlers crocodor Staliu's didnot discose this their the chance of is certainly a good thing for they will notf! do that but ne will have qyja atomic font. It seems to he the most terrifithing ever discovered, fut it can he made the mosterous