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    "ocrText": "J. 333305MONO-State\nGalley 633\nUNCORRECTED GALLEY PROOF\nGENERAL MARSHALL observed that our success in arranging a\nmeeting with the Soviet Army Staff was a good omen as to the Soviets'\nwillingness to discuss the matters in which we are interested.\nADMIRAL KING said that he favored the approach to the Soviets\nadvanced by the Planners.\nGENERAL DEANE said that he found no fault with the Planners'\npaper except that he would not recommend that the status of the\nMILEPOST project be discussed by the United States Chiefs of Staff\nunless the Soviets first brought up the matter. Moreover, he proposed\nthat the United States Chiefs of Staff refrain from suggesting a\nRussian strategic air force, inasmuch as it appeared that the aircraft\nnecessary to constitute such a force could not be provided.\nGENERAL DEANE felt that it would be a mistake to bring up the\nmatter of the exchange of weather information in view of the satis-\nfactory progress that had been made so far. The Soviets had met\nevery United States request for the exchange of this information.\nGENERAL KUTER said that the weather information received so\nfar did not meet the full requirements of the Twentieth Air Force\nin dealing with Japanese targets and suggested that there should\nbe an increase in the number of weather stations in Siberia.\nADMIRAL OLSEN said that the Soviets had encountered considerable\ndifficulty in setting up weather stations in Siberia because of the lack\nof transportation and communication facilities. They prefer to use\ntheir own personnel and equipment and therefore, if it were suggested\nthat more stations be installed, the request should indicate willingness\nto make U. S. equipment available. He confirmed General Deane's\nview that it would be a mistake to insist on a further exchange of\nweather information on a high level, since negotiations to meet United\nStates requirements could be satisfactorily handled by the United\nStates Mission in Moscow.\nGENERAL DEANE said he had arranged his list of questions with a\nview to permitting the Soviets to do the talking. The questions\nwere designed to draw out Soviet views. Whether or not the questions\nwere proper ones is a matter for decision by the Joint Chiefs of Staff.\nIn reply to an inquiry by Admiral Leahy, GENERAL DEANE said\nthat the operations referred to in Question 7 in J. C. S. 1227/5 were\nthose to be initially undertaken by the Soviets if they entered the war\nagainst Japan. General Deane felt that the Soviet answer to the\nfirst question in his paper would undoubtedly lead to several con-\ntributory questions which would cover the points made by the Planners\nin their paper.\nTHE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF:\nAgreed to use both J. C. S. 1227/4 and 1227/5 in their conference\nwith the Soviet General Staff.\nMEETING OF THE FOREIGN MINISTERS, FEBRUARY 8, 1945, NOON,\nVORONTSOV VILLA\nPRESENT\nUNITED STATES\nUNITED KINGDOM\nSOVIET UNION\nSecretary Stettinius\nForeign Secretary Eden\nForeign Commissar\nSir Alexander Cadogan\nMolotov\nMr. Matthews\nMr. Hiss\nSir Archibald Clark Kerr\nMr. Vyshinsky\nMr. Jebb\nMr. Gusev\nMr. Page\nMajor Theakstone\nMr. Gromyko\nMr. Pavlov\nMr. Golunsky"
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