Longhand Draft Letter from President Harry S. Truman to Secretary of State James Byrnes

This letter to Secretary of State James F. Byrnes is both an admonition and a declaration of foreign policy. According to the letter, President Harry S. Truman was very upset by Byrnes' lack of communication with the President while Byrnes attended the Council of Foreign Minis...

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Hor Bennett Jan 5 1946. and RECORDS Sey of State thy dear Jain: I have feen difficulties. as you know I considering some of our would like to passes pay member - of the cultunet of delegating an thousty me and then pack then up in in they sarious field the results. Butin doing that and in carrying out to turn over the complete that poley I deadly not intend