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

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TOP SECRET DECLASSIFIED E.O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) Dept. of State letter, Aug. 10, 1972 BYNLTOTE NARS Date 9.18.95 June 6, 1945 MRMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT Subject: Current Foreign Develonments Brazil to Declare State of Belligerency Against Japan. Brazilian Acting Foreign Minister states that the Brazilian Cabinet has decided to declare a state of belligerency against Japan. Effective Brazilian cooperation may consist of a small air squadron and some naval assistance. Soviet Demobilization Plans. Stalin is reported to have informed the British Ambessador in Moscow that the Supreme Soviet would meet on June 23 to pass a Government law providing for the demobilization of 40 percent of the Red Army in western Russia. British Comment on Hookins' Converations. British Foreign Office has expreased to Ambassador Winant its appreciation of the effective work done by Mr. Hopkins in breaking the Polish deadlock and opening the way for discussions, which, however, the Foreign Office considers to be only a step in the direction of a general and final solution. The Foreign Office feels that Mr. Hopkins should if possible clarify the questions raised by Mikolajesyk. Allied Missions in Vienna. American, British and French missions have been well received by the Soviet military authorities in Vienna, However, the Russians ARCHIVES "MATIONAL AND have made RECORDS SERVICE' s connector