Telegram from Harry Hopkins and Ambassador Averell Harriman to President Harry S. Truman

NLT. 79 state Dept authority DECLASSIFIED by of lets to S. NARS 8-10-72 of ARCHIVES "NATIONAL SERVICE" ACCORDE ANo EXACT TRANSLATION (U. S.) memo from NL to NLT 4-12-73 COVERANCE Tatials BX2 Date 5/21/24 (RESTRICTED) (CONFIDENTIAL) (SECRET) OP PRIORITY URGENT (PRIORITY) (ROUTINE) (DEFERRED) CLEAR THE DECK YOR ACTION 00 PERSONAL AND TOPSECRET FOR THE LRESIDENT FROM HOPKINS AND HARRIMAN X PAJA X' YOUR PERSONAL MESSAGE TOR DELIVERY TO STALIN REGARDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH THE FORMER GERMAN SATELLITES KK MESSAGE NUMBER XEROTNOONEFOURFIVETWO X' WHITE HOUSE NUMBER TWOEIGHTXERO WAS RECEIVED EARLY THIS MORNING KK X UNLESS YOU FEEL THAT THIS MUTTER IS OF SUCH URGENCY AS TO REQUIRE IMMEDAATE DELIVERY OF YOUR MESSAGE WE BOTH ARE OF THE OPINIONTHAT IT WOULD BE WISER TO DELAY ITS DELIVERY UNTIL THE DISCUSSIONS IN REGARD TO POLAND ARE COMPLETED X WE ARE AFRAID THAT RAISING AGAIN DIRECTLY FROM YOU TO STALIN OF THE ISSUES BETWEEN US IN THESE FORMER ENEMY COUNTRIES MAY GST THESE ISSUES ENTANGLED WITH THE POLISH QUESLION IN STALINS MIND AND PREJUDICE THE CHANCE OF AN ACCEPTABLE AGREEMENT AT THIS TIME REGARDING THE POLISH CONSULTAT IONS X' WE WILL AWAIT YOUR INSTRUCTIORS VV GEOGRAPHIO MINDED auss From Reference No. NCK No. To TOX 0313/0p 8964 Indicator Decoded by Berness Date 3 Jene 45 OPNAV 19-61 must 9011