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DECLASSIFIED by authority of NLT-128 pept father F.R.ARson s. RINATIONAL Conf. Vol.IP.1245 EXACT TRANSLATION (U.S.) us SERVICET, SELURDE Initials / Ne Datef6773 (RESTRICTED) (CONFIDENTIAL) (SECRET) OP PRIORITY URGENT (PRIORITY) (ROUTINE) (DEFERRED) ZUNUB COWNAVGR CHINA SENDS THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS PERSONAL X' TOP (* SECRET AND URGENT FOR THE EYES ALONE OF BYRNES SECRETARY OF STATE POTSDAM GERMANY FROM HURLEY QK X THIS IS A SIDELIGHT FOR YOUR I 3 3 5 I INFORMATIONMX AT ONE THREE THREE FIVE HOURS CHUNGKING TIME JULY TWO NINE EYE SENT YOU BOTH ARMY AND NAVY A REPLY FROM SOONG TO YOUR MESSAGE OF JULY TWO EIGHT x HE STATES THAT HE HAS AN UNDERSTANDING A VIYH MOLOTOV TO RETURN TO MOSCON TO REACH THERE SOON OFTER STALINS S RETURN XETH4S WAV NOT A MESSAGE DIRECT TO STALIN AS UOU REQUESTED X IT NAS THE BEST WE COULD GET X' WE HOPE IT FULFILLS THE PURPOSE X S SOONG WLLL RETURN TO MOVCOW TO RESUME NEGOTIATIONS X' AFTER HIS RETURN FROM MOSCOW SOONG TOLD ME THAT HE DOUBTED THE ADVISABOLITY XF From Reference No. 290927 NCR No. 1069 To TOX Indicator Decoded by Date 7-29-45 OPNAV 19-61