Telegram from President Harry S. Truman to Prime Minister Winston Churchill

TOD NLT-29A 8. DECLASSIFIED by authority of TOP SECRET pept father E.L pottern 14 MAY 1945 us. PRIORITY FROM: OPNAV NSS Coff Vol.I Pill 6169 TO : ALUSNA, LONDON Initials the Dite 7-731 9 1419112 NCR 51 NUMBER 39, TOP SECRET AND PERSONAL, FOR THE PRIME MINISTER FROM THE PRESIDENT. Your numbers 44 and 46. Thank you for your estimate of the future situation in Europe as outlined in your No. 44. From the present point of view it is im- possible to make a conjecture as to what the Soviet may do when Germany is under the small forces of occupation and the great part of such armies as we can maintain are fighting in the Orient against Japan. I am in full agreement with you that an early tripartite meeting is necessary to come to an understanding with Russia. A report from our Embassies in Moscow seems necessary before we can approach a decision on the time or place for the meeting. I have talked with Mr. Eden today and I shall make every practic- able effort to so arrange my affairs here as to permit an early meeting somewhere. May I take advantage of this occasion to send my personal con- gratulations on the splendid stirring address you made yesterday which was heard by millions of your American friends and admirers. TRUMAN Released from the White House Map Room GIZUN at 141911Z May 1945: dylan LLINS, JR., SJQTQ VV U.S.N.R. 6 SJQTQ VVB TOP SECRET - 1 -