Memorandum from Eben Ayers to President Harry S. Truman with Attached Report, The Berlin Crisis: A Report on the Moscow Discussions

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THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON September 26, 1948. MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT The attached document is the so-called "whi te paper" prepared by the Department of State on the negotiations between the three western powers and the Soviet government. This is being given out by the Department to the press at mid- night, together with the U.S. reply to the Soviet note, delivered yesterday. The text of that note is the last item in the white paper - pages 75-77. Acting Secretary Lovett informs me the French and British replies to the Soviet govern- ment are being delivered in the morning, because of time differences. He did not know whether any similar white paper was being issued by the other governments. 3. 'NATIONAL The THENDR ARCHIVES AND EBEN AYERS. ARCHIVES "NATIONAL AND to . RECORDS SERVICE