Telegram, Dwight D. Eisenhower to Winston Churchill Regarding Additional Inspection Team to be Sent to Ohrdruf Camp

In this telegram, General Dwight D. Eisenhower assured Winston Churchill, that a second British inspection team could be accommodated to view evidence of Nazi atrocities at the Ohrdruf concentration camp.

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Please return to Lt.Col . Lee ADC to s.c. ORIGIN fors FALE No. SHAEF MESSAGE FORM CALL CIRCUIT No. PRIORITY TRAN ISMISSION INSTRUCTIONS NR 51 SPACES WITHIN HEAVY LINES FOR SIGNALS USEDONLY FROM ORIGINATOR DATE-TIME OF ORIGIN (A) SHAEF FWD Supreme Commander DDE/JFG/mge 23 April, 1945 TO FOR ACTION TO THE PRIME MINISTER, LONDON, ENGLAND. downground TO (W) FOR INFORMATION (INFO) to INSTRUCTIONS GR TOP SEGRET (REF NO.) And19770 (CLASSIFICATION) TOP SECRET THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR 2554 OF 21 APRIL. PERSONAL FOR THE PRIME MINISTER FROM EISENHOWER. WE CAN MANAGE TO HANDLE ONE MORE ATROCITY INSPECTION TEAM FROM PARLIAMENT OR OTHER GROUP OF YOUR CHOICE. WILL THEY PLEASE LET ME KNOW EARLIEST DATE so THAT I CAN ENSURE THAT THE BEST ARRANGEMENTS FOR THEIR VISIT ARE MADE? I UNDERSTAND THE FIRST TEAM FELT THAT WE HUSTLED THEM TOO MUCH AT THE CAMP. I REGRET THIS. 27, 1953 11th DOD BY- ,65K YOP DISTRIBUTION : COORDINATED WITH THIS MESSAGE MUST BE Precedence THI or TOR Opr. SGS SENT IN CYPHER IF LIABLE TO INTERCEPTION OPERATIONAL PRIORITY ORIGINATING DIVISION 231652 SHSC INITIALS NAME AND RANK TYPED. TEL. NO. TIME CLEARED THIS MESSAGE MAY BE SENT IN CLEAR BY ANY Col.J.F.Gault 4710 MEANS AUTHENTICATING SIGNATURE INITIALS requestational