Telegram from Ambassador Averell Harriman to Secretary of State James Byrnes

DECLASSIFIED by authority of Dept fstates 1945 NLT-148 KS.VH 1979 EXACT TRANSLATION (U.S.) laitizls He Date: Li 73 (RESTRICTED) (CONFIDENTIAL) (SECRET) OP PRIORITY URGENT (PRIORITY) (ROUTINE) (DEFERRED) 2209007 1 NCR JCFSS us SERVICE aug 45. 3102 WELL WELL WADDYNO BB PERSONAL AND TOPSECRET FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE FROM HARRIMAN X I WOULD APPRECIATE BEING INFORMED AS TO THE DECISION REGARDING COMMUNICATION WE REAUESTED UROM SOVIETS IN SOME REVISED FORM THAT OPEN DOOR POLICY WOULD BE SUPPORTED IN MANCHURIA X RE MY NAVY KESSAGE NR ONEFOURONEEIGHTFOURFIVE X OR WHETHER CONSIDERING THE IMPROVEMENT IN ARRANGEMENTS FOT PORT AND RAILROADS IT HAS BEEN DECIDED THAT COMMUNICATION REFERRED TO IS NO LONGER NEEDED AND THAT REPEATED VERBAL ASSURANCES ARE SUFFICIENT X IN LATTER CASE THE Fr PRESIDENT MIGHT WISH TO MENTION THESE VERBAL ASSURANCES AT A PRESS To TOX Indicator CONFERENCE AT TIME OF PUBLICATION OF SINODASHSOVIET AGEEEMENTS X THIS IS MESSAGE REFERRED TO IN EMBASSY CABLE TO DEPT MR THREEXERO: ADNAV 10_61 XEROONE OF AUGUST TWOTWO TT SLEIGHT OF JANDS NCR 3102