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    "ocrText": "J. 333305-MONO-State\nGalley\n74\nUNCORRECTED GALLEY PROOF\nseeing him tomorrow on another matter and will then discuss arrange-\nments for the meeting in the Crimea in accordance with your\n[telegram of December 23].2\n2 Supra.\nRoosevelt Papers: Telegram\nThe Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Harriman) to the President 1\n1 Sent via United States Army radio.\nTOP SECRET\n[Moscow,] 27 December 1944.\nTo the President from Harriman:\nI told Molotov this afternoon that I had received word from you\nthat if Marshal Stalin could not come to the Mediterranean you were\nprepared to come to the Black Sea. I emphasized the difficulties\nthat this decision made for you but that in consideration of Marshal\nStalin's health you were prepared to face them. We discussed in\ndetail the arrangements for the holding of the meeting at Yalta with\nyour ship at Sevastopol. Molotov said he would discuss the ques-\ntions with Marshal Stalin and get in touch with me tomorrow. It\nwas agreed that I and appropriate members of the Military Mission\nshould go to the place of the meeting after preliminary arrangements\nhave been made. It would be helpful if I could be informed of the\nnames of the principal members of your party and the number and\ncharacter of the balance of the party so that suitable arrangements\ncan be made for their accommodation. As hotels and Sanatoria were\nstripped of their furniture the Russians will have to make extensive\npreparations. If you are to be accompanied by the Chiefs of Staff\nwould you wish me to discuss with Marshal Stalin his bringing their\nopposite numbers of the Russian staff. I feel this would be helpful\nin the establishment of relationships useful in future discussions. In\naddition I have found that Marshal Stalin has sometimes given his\nagreement on military proposals which he has not fully studied and\nsubsequently reversed them after consulting his staff. The presence\nof members of his staff would I believe therefore contribute to definite\ndecisions. Molotov asked for the approximate date when you ex-\npected to arrive in the Crimea. I explained that the Prime Minister\nhad agreed to go wherever you decided and therefore I suggested that\nthe Marshal not communicate with Mr. Churchill until you had had\na chance to do so after which I presumed Marshal Stalin would wish\nto extend him an invitation. I did this as I do not know how far\nyou have kept the Prime Minister informed of the recent develop-\nments. I would appreciate advice on this point. In order that we\ncan make arrangements at Sevastopol, it would be helpful to have\nadvice as to the character and number of naval vessels for which pro-\nvision should be made. Also the approximate number of airplanes\nwhich will bring your party. In addition the character of the mail\nplanes and from where they would fly.²\n2 Referring to this message, Harriman telegraphed the President on December\n28, 1944: \"I have a message from Molotoy today stating that Marshal Stalin has\nagreed to your suggestions regarding the meeting which I presented yesterday\n(Roosevelt Papers).\nRoosevelt Papers: Telegram"
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