Telegram from Ambassador Averell Harriman to Admiral William D. Leahy

DECLASSIFIED by authority of State Dept ltr to NLT-95 NARS 8-10-72 memo from NL to NLT 4-12-73 EXACT TRANSLATION (U. S.) Initials BK20105/21174 ROUTINE (RESTRICTED) / 1 ) VDAKH OP PRIORITY URGENT (RED) TATODED TESS WW PERSONAL AND TOPSECRET FOR ADMIRAL LEAHY FROS HARRIMAN X1 PARA X #RLL ATTEMPT TO GET STALINS REACTION TO THE QUESTION CONTAINED IN YOUR NUMBER THREEXEROXERO AS SOON AS SOSSIBLE X' IN THE MEANTIME FOR YOUR INFORMATION ITEM AM PERSONALLY QUITE SURE THAT STALIN NOT ONLY WILX HAVE NO OBJECTION TO THE CHIEFS OF STAFF ACCOMPANYING THE TRESIDENT BOT WILL WISH TO HAVE INTIMATE TALKS WITH THE PRESIDENT ABOUT THE MILITARY OPERATIONS IN THE FAR EAST WHICH WOULD BE POSSIBLE ONLYSIF THE CHIEF#S OF STAFF ACCOMPANY HIM X' STALIN WILL OF COURSE WISH FIRST TO DISCUSS THE POLITICAL ASPECTS X PARA AM ITEM RIGHT IN ADSUMING THAT@THE CHIEFS OF STAFF WILL WISH TO BRING ONLY A SMALL STAFF AND NOT SUCH LARGE NUMBERS AS AT YALTA X IN THIS CONNECTION ITE% FEEL IT IMPORTANT THAT GENERAL DEANE X ADMIRAL MAPLES AND GEXERAL RITCHGE COME FROM MOSCOW AND ITEM HOPE THAT GENERAL WARSHALL WILL DECIDE TO BRING GNNERAL ROBERTS X RECENTLY RETURNED BB CRAB MEAT SALAD From Alusna Moscow Reference No. 211400 Z NCR No. 2786 To TOX Indicator Decoded by Miller Date Junz 45 S. RECORD6 iss SERVICE" OPNAV 19-61 (P)