Correspondence Between President Harry S. Truman and Secretary of State James Byrnes, with Attachment

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October 20, 1945 MEMORANDUM FOR: James F. Byrnes Secretary of State FROM: The President I am returning the suggested communica- tion to the Turkish Government approved. I believe we had better leave the sug- gested paragraph out for the time being, although I think we ought to keep pushing the program so as to prevent Russia from taking the Straits over. H. . . . T. Enclosure