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    "title": "Telegram from President Harry S. Truman to Prime Minister Winston Churchill",
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        "Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986",
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        "World War, 1939-1945"
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    "ocrText": "NLT-195\nCR 5143\nD/T 011546\n11 $ LIBRARY U.S.\n1 JUNE 1945\nSERVICE\"\nGOVERNMENT\nPRIORITY\nPERSONAL AND TOPSECRET\nDECLASSIFIED by authority of\nNUMBER 53\nVol.II Vol.E P.314 P.314\nInitials Initials Date: 8.7.73\nTO:\nTHE PRIME MINISTER\nFROM:\nTHE PRESIDENT\nHARRY HOPKINS HAS JUST SENT ME A MOST ENCOUR-\nAGING MESSAGE ABOUT THE POLISH SITUATION. AS PER-\nHAPS YOU KNOW, STALIN HAS AGREED TO INVITE TO\nMOSCOW FOR CONSULTATION, IN CONFORMITY WITH OUR\nINTERPRETATION OF THE YALTA AGREEMENT, THE FOLLOW-\nING POLES FROM LONDON: MIKOLAJCZYK, GRABSKI OR\nSTANCZYK, AND KOLODZEI. HE HAS ALSO AGREED TO INVITE\nFOR THE CONSULTATIONS THE FOLLOWING NON-LUBLIN POLES\nFROM INSIDE POLAND: ARCHBISHOP SAPIEHA OR WITOS,\nZULAWSKI, AND KUTRZEBA, AS WELL AS TWO NON-PARTY\nMEN - KOLODZIERSKI AND ADAM KRYZANOWSKI, THE\nLATTER TWO BEING STALINS CANDIDATES. WE KNOW\nMr. Gallevan\nAdm. Stark\n$ LIBRARY U.S. SERVICE:\nGOVERNMENT\nLITTLE ABOUT THE LAST TWO MEN EXCEPT THAT STALIN\nSTATED THAT KOLODZIERSKI WAS A DOCTOR OF ECONOMIC\nSCIENCE, FORMER DIRECTOR OF THE LIBRARY OF THE DIET,\nAND PRESENT CHAIRMAN OF THE COOPERATIVES. HOPKINS\nAND HARRIMAN APPROVE OF THE LIST OF NAMES AGREED\nUPON AND I HAVE HAVE INFORMED HOPKINS OF MY WHOLE-\nHEARTED APPROVAL.\nI FEEL THAT THIS REPRESENTS A VERY ENCOURAGING,\nPOSITIVE STEP IN THE LONG DRAWN OUT POLISH NEGOTIA-\nTIONS, AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL APPROVE THE LIST AS\nAGREED TO IN ORDER THAT WE MAY GET ON WITH THIS\nBUSINESS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.\nIN REGARD TO THE ARRESTED POLISH LEADERS,\nMOST OF WHOM ARE APPARENTLY CHARGED ONLY WITH\nOPERATING ILLEGAL RADIO TRANSMITTERS, HOPKINS IS\nPRESSING STALIN TO GRANT AMNESTY TO THESE MEN IN\nORDER THAT CONSULTATIONS MAY BE CONDUCTED IN THE\nMOST FAVORABLE ATMOSPHERE POSSIBLE.\nI AM SUBMITTING THE LIST TO MIKOLAJCZYK AND\nURGING THAT HE ACCEPT IT. I HOPE YOU WILL USE\nYOUR INFLUENCE WITH HIM TO THE SAME END. I HAVE\nASKED HOPKINS TO REMAIN IN MOSCOW AT LEAST UNTIL\nTREATH - III LIBRARY U.S.\nGOVERNMENT\nI HEAR FROM YOU REGARDING THIS MATTER.\nI AM SURE YOU WILL APPRECIATE THE NECESSITY\nFOR AN EARLY REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE.\n(SIGNED) TRUMAN"
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