Memorandum from Secretary of State James Byrnes to President Harry S. Truman with Attached Newspaper Clipping

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THE SECRETARY OF STATE WASHINGTON February 12, 1946 MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT Subject: Story re General Crane by Constantine Brown The detailed report from General Crane to the Joint Chiefs is accurately reported in the attached newspaper clipping. You will note Mr. Brown says the War and State Departments decided that the reports from Sofia should be considered secret. That is true. However, it was not done in pursuance of a policy of "harmony at any price". The statement, however, indicates that the newspaper story did not leak from the State Department. . in ARCHIVES "NATIOWAL SERVICE' RECORDS AND Enclosure: Newspaper clipping.