Cable, Secretary of War Henry Stimson to President Truman [re atomic bomb] with Truman's handwritten reply.

HQ US FORCES EUROPEAN CHEATER STAFF MESSAGE CONTROL INCOMING TOP SECRET MESSAGE URGENT FROM: AGWAR Washington TO : Tripartite Conference Babelsberg, Germany NO : WAR 41011 30 July 1945. To the President from the Secretary of War. The time schedule on Groves® project is pro- gressing so rapidly that it is now essential that statement for release by you be available not later than Wednesday, 1 August. I have revised draft of statement, which I previously presented to you, in light of (A) Your recent ultimstum, (3) Dramatic results of test and HARRY ARCHIVES S. "NATIONAL RECORDS TRUMAH AND LIBRARY U.S. SERVICE" (c) Certain minor suggestions wade by British GOVERNMENT of which Byrnes is aware. While I am planning to start 8 copy by special courler tomorrow in the hope you can be reached, nevertheless in the event he does not reach you in time, I will appreciate having your authority to have White House release revised statement as soon as necessary. Sorry circumstences seem to require this emer- gency action. Su Over ACTION: Gen. Vaughar VICTORY-IN-733 (31 July 1945) 3022172 gap DEDLASSIFIED E.O. 11652, Sec. S(E) and S(D) or OSD letters May 3, 1972 $4 NLT-HC. MARB Date 5-17-79 TOP SEGRET COPY NO THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN Elsey 71