Telegram from Ambassador Averell Harriman to President Harry S. Truman

DECLASSIFIED by authority of State NLT-94 NANS 8-10-77 memo from NL to NLT 4-12-73 EXACT TRANSLATION (U. S.) Litia B&2 Date 5/21/24 AYZKD JUMPING SYK HOOKS :T) no DOTARTIV PERSONAL AND TOP SECRET FOR THE PRESIDENT FROM HARRIMAN X PARA X FOR REASONS OF SEKRECY AND SECURITY VERY FEW PERSONS IN ASHINGTONSCHARGED WITH THE IMPLIMENTATION OF THE LEAND LEASE PROGRAM TO RUSSIAFHAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE COMMITMENTS WIEEEEEEE WHICH THE RUSSWANS HAVE MADE WITH REFERENCE TO PARTICIPATION IN THE FAR EAST BOTH AS TO MAGNITUDE AND TIMING X PARA GKBECAUSE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF TPE TRANS DASH SIBERIAN RAILROAD AND BECAUSE CHE FREE USE OF THE PACIFIC SUPPLY ROUTE WILL BE INTERFERED WITH AS SOON AS HOSTILITIES OPEN X IT IS OFEXTREME IMPORTANCE THAT THE SOVIET FORCES IN TUE FAR EAST CREATE A SUFFICIENT RESERVE PRIOR TO THE OPENING OF HOSTILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO CARRY ON IN SPJTLI OF LIMITXTIONS AND INTERRUPTIONS TO TRANSPORTATION X FOR THESE REASONS SHIPMENTS IN THE MONTHS OF JULY AND AUGUST ARE EXTREMELY CRITICAL X' PARA X ITEM HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THUS FAR ONLY THREEXERO XEROXERO RPT DRY THIRTYTHOUSAND TONS OF HH SKEPTIC DRANO GOVERNHERT PRJMF IEAT STRAW NW CARGO ARE AVAILABLE NOR SHIPEENT IN JULY WHEREAS THE CAPACITY OF Indicator RUSSIAN SHIPS IS WOFIVEXEROTHOUSAND TONS X Decoded by Date 211200 OPNAV 19-61 Junz 45 (PI