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    "title": "Memorandum from Secretary of State James Byrnes to President Harry S. Truman",
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    "ocrText": "TOP SECRET\nDECLASSIFIED\nE.O. 11652 Sec. 3(E) and S(D) or C\n-2-\nDept. of State letter, Aug. 10, 1972\nBy NLT HC NARS Date 7 22.75\nSAC feels that Tripolitania should be returned to\nItaly outright and Eritrea under a mandate. He strongly\nopposes any phrasing in the treaty which would give the\nUSSR equal rights in Italy with the US and UK even if\nthat brings us similar rights in the Balkans, as the bad\neffect in Italy would far outweigh any fleeting advantage\nwe would get in the Balkans. Italy must be allowed enough\narmed forces to maintain internal security and defend\nfrontiers, particularly the Yugoslav frontier, and the\noverseas territories she recovers. No Allied forces\nshould be given the right to stay in Italy indefinitely.\nDelays in Austria. General Clark has been pressing\nfor an early meeting of the four CINCs who comprise AC\nAustria. He has asked JCS to help and the British and\nFrench Commanders are asking their governments the same\nthing. The Soviet excuses for delay are: (1) Marshal\nKoniev is not yet well enough; (2) since the published\nPotsdam agreement contains so little on Austria they\nwant new instructions from Moscow before the meeting.\nThe Soviet authorities have made it clear that in\naccordance with the surrender instrument the armies of\noccupation must have first claim on Austrian resources.\nThe Russians evidently interpret this to mean that\nAustria must feed and support these armies at least\nin their zone and would remove anything from Austria\nthey consider war booty. UK authorities expect that\nfeeding the Soviet Army of occupation from Austrian\nresources will eliminate all prospect of obtaining any\nsurpluses in that zone to use elsewhere.\nLane Urges that Eisenhower Visit Warsaw. When\nAmbassador Lane was informed by Marshal Zhukov that\nGeneral Eisenhower would visit Moscow on August 11,\nhe expressed the hope that Eisenhower might also stop\nat Warsaw. Zhukov said this would be impossible but\nproposed\nNATION\nARCHIVES AND\nRECORDS\nSERVICE\""
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