Telegram from Averell Harriman to Secretary of State James Byrnes

DIVISION OF INFORMATION CENTRAL SERVICES COPY TELEGRAPH SECTION DEPARTMENT OF STATE ACTION MUST BE ENDORSED ON ACTION COPY INCOMING TELEGRAM ACTION:S INFO: S LFG-564-M Moscow via War. U This telegram must be C closely paraphrased be- Dated November 24, 1945 A-D fore being communicated to anyone. (TOP ) Roc'd 7:15 a.m., 24th DECLASSIFIED E.O. 11652 Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (a) Secretary of State Dept. of State letter, Aug. 10, 1972 Washington NARS Date 7-23-75 US URGENT 3945, November 24, 1 p.m. FOR SEORET FOR SECRETARY FROM HARRIMAN Late last night I delivered to Molotov personally your message to him received via Army channels. He wa.s obviously much pleased at your suggestion and said that the idea appealed to him personally, though he would of course have to consult his Govt. He commented "it is a good thing that Mr. Byrnes recalled that the three of us could meet independently", and added that he was most anxious to know what subjects you had in mind discussing. I told "NATIONAL him I had no specific information but I assumed all open ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE questions between us, mentioning the arranging for another meeting of the Foreign Ministers Council, Far Eastern questions, civil strife in China, disturbing developments in Iran, Bulgaria, etc. I said I assumed that each of the three and SECOND