Extracted text

OCR Page 1 of 3
DECLASSIFIED by authprity of NLT-139 State Dept lt to S. NARS 8-10-72 Copy 2 memo from NL to NLT 4-12-73 EXACT TRANSLATION (U. S.) us Initials 5/21/34 (RESTRICTED) (CONFIDENTIAL) (SECRET) OP PRIORITY URGENT PTUME (PRIORITY) (ROUTINE) (DEFERRED) POPLAR BUSHESTMM TOPSECRET AND PERSONAL FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE FROM HARRIMAN X WHEN MOLOTOV INFORMED THE BRITISH AMBASVADOR AND ME LAST EVENING THAT THE SOVIET UNION WOULD CONSIDER ITSELF IN A STATE OF WAR WITH JAPAN AS., OF AUG NINE HE EMPHASIXED ALTHOUGH ATONE TIME IT WAS THOUGHT THAT THIS ACTION COULD NOT TAKE PLACE UNTIL MID AUGUST THE. : SOVIET GOVERNMENT HAD NOW STRICTLY LIVED UP TX ITS PROMISE TO ENTER PAJIFIC WCR THREE MONTHS AFTER THE DEFEAC OF GERMANY X IN REPLY TO AN INQUIRY MADE BY THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR AS To HWW THE JAPANTSE AMBASSADOR I L HAD RECEIVEDEEE REACTED TO THE STADEMENT HANDED HIM AT FIVE 0COOCK 11 11 D MOLWTOV 0 FIRST EXPLAINED THAJ SATO WAS A QUOTE KIND HEARTEI MAN URQUOTE H AND THAT HE HAD ALWAYS AAD GOOD RELATIONS WITH HIM YY SHOOT AN ARROW N Reference No. NCR No. 9124 From TOX Indicator To Date 4-9-45 Decoded by 1/2 OPNAV 19-61 (P)

Terms