Ask the Scholar
Document scope · 1 page
Scholar
Ask about this object, its catalog metadata, its source description, or the page inventory.
For page-specific OCR and visual context, open one of the page chats.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
269703404
label
Text of Cable to President Harry S. Truman
core
doc
dtoType
document
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
269703404
contentType
document
title
Text of Cable to President Harry S. Truman
citationUrl
collections
President's Secretary's Files (Truman Administration)
Subject Files
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
imageCount
1
hasImages
yes
source
import
hasTranscription
no
Source extras
naId
269703404
levelOfDescription
item
productionDates
day
30
logicalDate
1945-08-30
month
8
year
1945
recordType
description
ocrSource
nara-archive
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
b3cdafea344e1ad8
ocrText
RH
gatenance
DECLASSIFIED
30 August 1945
Authority E.O. 10501
To President Harry S. Truman, White House, Washington, D.C.
We, the prisoners of war representing every section of Korea,
overjoyed on the final victory of the United Nations over Japan,
beg to convey our sincerest congratulations and gratitude to you
and the American people for complete victory over Japan.
We pray that freedom, security and permanent peace shall
prevail under your guidance and leadership among all the peace
loving peoples of the world.
ARCHIVES OHATIONAL SERVICE'R AND
Cabled via War Department Code Center, 301932Z, as RJ 69359/
Original message being forwarded by letter