Telegram from Ambassador Walter Bedell Smith to President Harry S. Truman

your INCOMING TELEGRAM DEPARTMENT OF STATE-DIVISION - OF COMMUNICATIONS AND RECORDS TELEGRAPH BRANCH DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) Dept. of State letter, Aug. 9, 1973 By NLT- HL , NARS Date 9-23-75 202 BECRET 706 A Action: s/s Info : Control 5326 DC/R L0G Reo*a April 18, 1947 13:10 P.M. FRON: Noscow. TO % Secretary of State ARCHIVES AND "NATIONAL WC es 1425, April 17, 11 p.m. : SERVICE' RECORDS TOP SECRET EYES ONLY ACHESON FROM MARSHALL KOSMOS 48 Please personally deliver following to the Presidents "Dear Mr. Presidents We are sre now about midvay in Austrian treaty discussion. While a number of disagreements have been passed over the impression I have at the moment is that the prospects are not so black as they previously appeared. Most of the disputed points, in fact all of them so far can, I think, be resolved in a final going over unless there is a de- temsination not to have an Austrian settlement at this time. The most critical issue, German assets in Soviet Zone, comes up tomorrow or next day. The action on it vill in my opinion be determining. We are meeting twice a day now and the Yugoslavs and Austrians are being given a hearing. The latter tomorrow morning. I AM not cortain that the Soviets may not compromise suf- ficiently to make possible a Four Power pact, though I feel dertain they do not desire such a pact and tried to kill it with amendments including every important dis- puted issue. I think Bidault is very anxious to get back to the critical political situation in France and I think Bevin also anxious for much the same reason. Therefore I am being silent on any indication of feeling that the conference mist close out with so little progress to its credit. I think INFORMAILON COPY