Telegram from the American Legation Naval Attache, Moscow to Secretary of State James Byrnes

NLT-114 SECRET DISPATCH Copy / DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE - ALUSNA MOSCOW ASTERIS SK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM PRIORITY PRIORTTY 2 3 RELEASED BY CNO ROUTINE 4 DEFERRED 12 JULY 1945 5 DATE BASEGRAM 6 TOR CODEROOM 0919 S. 7 8 AND 9 DECODED BY READY e RECORDE PRIORITY SERVICE 10 PARAPH RASED CHECKED ROVERAMENT ROUTINE 11 BY READY BY MILLER DEFERRED 12 DITTOED ROUTED BY READY READY 8059 BASEGRAM 13 BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFFRRED PRECEDENCE AND AS AOMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW 16 1207552 NCR 8273 17 so 18 Originator fill in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 22 AND 23 24 25 PER ALUSNA MOSCOW 1207552 CHANGE ALUSNA MOSCOW 120015, NCR 8059 26 PAGE 2 LINES 6 AND 7 TO READ: 27 28 " ANOTHER MEETING HAS BEEN ARRANGED THEREFORE FOR 29 THE NIGHT OF THE 12TH." 30 31 32 33 DECLASSIFIED by authority of 34 state Dept lt to NARS 8-10-72 35 memo from NL 36 to NLT 4-12-73 37 Initials BBZ Date 5/21/28 38 39 40 HCR 41 NAVAIDE(3# #1 THRU #5) ACTION(AND FOR DELIVERY TO SECSTATE) R 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 No. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-. I OR CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 TOP SECRET 52 Handle only in accordance with "Top Secret" instructions contained in Article 76, Navy Regulations COPY NO. OPNAV 19-78