Telegram from Ambassador Averell Harriman to President Harry S. Truman

DECLASSIFIED by authority of Pept qutate F.R. Ratar NLT-97 S. Coff Vol. I P. 900 EXACT TRANSLATION (U. S.) = SELURDS AND Initials. Hc. Datec 6.73 s SERVICES FENUH THRU SNOW AND FIRE WW (') IGENT PERSONAL AND TOPSECRET POR THE PRESIDENT FROM HARRIMAN X PARA X ITEM UNDERSTAND FROM THE CHINESE AMBASSADOR HERE THAT T V SOONG IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE IN MOSCON THE TWONINETH OR THREEXEROTH OF JUNE X' IT WOULD BE MOST HELPFUL IF ITEM COULD BE INFORMED OF THE GENERHLISSIMOS REACTION TO THE PART OF THE YALTA AGREEMENT WH4CH AM REQUIRES HIS APPROVAL X ITEM n SURE THAT SOONG WILL KEEP ME INFORMED OF HIS CONVERSATIONS WITH THE RUSSIANS AND 1T WOULD BE MOST USEFUL IF ITEM COULD BE ADVISED COLON KK ONE KK OF THE PRESENT STATUS OF NEGOTINTIONS BETWEEN THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AND THE COMMUNISTS CMA KKTWO KK AF ANY ASPECT OF THE PROPOSED SOVIET DASH CHINESE MILITARY PACT IN WHICH WE MAY HAVE SPECIAL INTEREST CMA E ANY KK THRME KK WHETHER THERE ARY SPECIAL COMMITMENTS OHICH A WE DESIRE MM ROCKS AND SHOALDS UVN8P SCRAMBLED EGGS BB THE RUSSIANS TO TAKE TOWARDS THE GENERALISSIMO AND THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT X' FOR EXSMPLE YOU WILL RECALL THAT WHEN HARRY LND ITEM THIS QUESTION WITH STALIN HE COMMITTED HIMSELF TO ALLOWING THE REPRESENTATIWS OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNGENT TO GO INTO MANCHURIA WITH THE RED NARY IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH CHINESE ADWINISORATION X' ITEM ASSUME THAT THE QUESTION OF CHINESE SOVEREIGNITY IN MANCHURIA AS AFFECTED BY THE AGREEMENT REGARDING SOVIET HPAECEEEE EEEE SPECIAL INTEREST IN THE RAILWAYS AND PORTS IS A MATTER THAT WILL 28101J OPNAV 19-61 June 45 (PI