Memorandum from Acting Secretary of State Joseph Grew to President Harry S. Truman, Current Foreign Developments
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E.O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E)
Dept. of Stote letter, Aug. 10, 1072
BYNLTTH NARS Date 9-14-75
May 31, 1945
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
Subject: Current Toreim Developments
Mershal Alexander's Views on Disposition of the
Italian Empire. In answer to an inquiry from Churchill,
Field Marshal Alexander has stated his belief that the
Allies should not be too hard on Italy and ahould permit
the retention at lenat of Tripoli, Britrea and possibly
Italien Someliland. Alexander expressed the hope that
the American Government would support his views since if
the Italiens go down too far they will have no alternative
but to go Red.
Harrimen's Vievs on Resumption of Diplomatic Rela-
tions with Bulgaria, Rumania and Finland. Harriman
commenting on Stalin's message concerning the resumption
of diplomatic relations with Bulgaria, Rumania and Finland
states his belief that we should agree and proceed to re-
establish such relations a.s soon as the Dimitrov incident
is satisfactorily terminated. Harriman bases this recom-
mendation on the feeling that we will find it difficult
to obtain any real tripartite basis for action in the con-
trol commissions and that therefore direct access to the
government concerned may be desirable.
Mission to Vienna. Field Marshal Alexander and
General McNerney agree that the military mission to Vienna
should not include 8 civilian representative of the Depart-
ment since such action might prejudice the success of the
mission.
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