Telegram from Ambassador Averell Harriman to President Harry S. Truman and Secretary of State James Byrnes

NLT-133 SECRET DISPATCH copy 2 DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM BALUSNA MOSCOW 1 THE PRESIDENT PRIORITY 2 RELEASED BY TREAMA 3 s. THE SECRETARY OF STATE ROUTINE 4 DATE ARCHIVES "NATIONAL SERVICE" CORDS AND DEFERRED 5 BASEGRAM 6 DECLASSIFIED by authority of 7 TOR CODEROOM 8 DECODED BY PRIORITY 9 10 PARAPH RASED CHECKED ROUTINE 11 BY MILLER BY READY Datef. 6 73 DEFERRED 12 DITTOED ROUTED BY BASEGRAM 13 BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 (CORRECTED PAGE) 071920 NCR 7742 CHECK BELOW 16 17 18 Originator fill in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T. 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 22 ZONE AND THE PORT IS UNDER CHINESE ADMINISTRATION. THEREFORE UNLESS 23 INSTRUCTED TO THE CONTRARY a WILL NOT INTERPOSE OBJECTION TO THIS 24 25 CONCESSION. UPON COMPLETION OF HIS NEGOTIATIONS HERE SOONG PLANS 26 TO COME TO WASHINGTON IN ACCORDANCE VITH THE AGREEMENT ME MADE WITH 27 28 PRESIDENT TRUMANI MHEN ME WAS LAST IN WASHINCTON. HE IS VERY ANXIOUS 29 30 TO DO THIS BUT HAS REQUESTED ME TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER IT IS STILL 31 32 AGREEABLE. AFTER A SHORT STAY IN WASHINGTON HE PLANS TO RETURN TO 33 CHINA VIA LONDON AND PARIS. HE HOPES THAT HE MAY CONTINUE TO HAVE 34 35 THE USE FOR THIS TRIP OF THE AEROPLANE WHICH IS NOW AT HIS DISPOSAL. 36 RAILI 37 38 39 40 41 42 NAVAIDE (#1-5 INCL) ACTLAND FOR DELIVERY TO SECRETARY OF 43 NCR HAS NOT PASSED TO STATE DEPT. STATE.) 44 45 PROVII 46 AND THE 47 48 49 No. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F- I OR CHARTROON. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 TOP SECRET 52 Handle only in accordance with "Top Secret" ins tructions contained in Article 76, Navy Regulations COPY NO. O PNAV 19-78 071920