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LEGATION de SUISSE P Washington, D.C. Y August 14, 1945 Sir: I have the honor to refer to your note of August 11, in which you requested me to transmit to my Government the reply of the Governments of the United States, the United Kingdom, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and China to the message from the Japanese Government which was communicated in my note of August 10. At 20.10 today (Swiss Time) the Japanese Minister to Switzerland conveyed the following written statement to the Swiss Government for transmission to the four Allied governments: Communication of the Japanese Govern- ment of August 14, 1945, addressed to the Governments of the United States, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and China: "With reference to the Japanese Govern- ment's note of August 10 regarding their acceptance of the provisions of the Potsdam The Honorable declaration James F. Byrnes Secretary of State ARCHIVES RECORDS AND