Memorandum from Acting Secretary of State Joseph Grew to President Harry S. Truman, Current Foreign Developments

/ TOP SECRET DECLASSIFIED E.O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) Dept. of State letter, Aug. 10, 1972 BYNLTHL MARS Date 6.26.75 April 30, 1945 MEMORANDUN FOR THE PRESIDENT Subject: Current Foroim Developments RUSSIANS DAFRE DEPARTURE OF AMERICAS REPRESENTA- TIVES TO VIERNA. An official of the Soviet Foreign Office has informed the American Charge in Moncow that the American official group which plazned to proceed to Vienna to arrenge occupation sones and participate in the establishment of control machinery can proceed after the Europesn Advisory Comission has fixed occupation zones for Vienna. He stated that until EAC action on this subject had been com- pleted, the arrivel of our group in Vienna would be premature and undesirable. The Soviet official added that the Russian representativa on RAO had instruc- tions which would permit early solution of this problem. AVERICAN MISSION TO The Charge at Moscow called at the Soviet Foreim Office to discuss the delay in the admission of our advance staff into The Sovist official to whon he spoke interrupted to state that this question would be solved in B satiefectory manner in the very near future. Under the circunatances, the Charge did not meke the approach authorized by the Depertment. 5. : "NATIONAL SERVICE" AND OF ARCHIVES RECORDS