Telegram from Secretary of State James Byrnes to Ambassador Averell Harriman

Mr. RECLASSIFIED by authority of 061511 NLT-378 TOP SEGRET Vol. VII P.916 6 JULY 1945 s. TOP SECRET PRIORITY Initially, Datef.73 4979 061511 - SERVICET FROM: OPNAV TO : ALUSNA, MOSCOW 6 15 11 NUMBER 310, TOP SECRET AND PERSONAL FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR AM- BASSADOR HARRIMAN. Reference your No. 031500, July 3, 1945. (1) The considerations against our becoming involved in acting as inter- preter of the terms of the Yalta Agreement in connection with the bilateral Soviet- Chinese talks, as communicated to you in reply to your previous telegram, are of course equally applicable in general to the contents of your telegram under refer- ence. (2) The President and I desire, however, that you inform both the Soviet Government and T.V. Soong that as a party to the Yalta Agreement we would expect to be consulted before any arrangement is concluded between the Soviet and Chinese Governments based on the Yalta Agreement. (3) For your own information we propose at an appropriate time to make clear to the Soviet and Chinese Governments a / that while the United States has no desire to participate in the administration or control of the port of Dairen, this Governnent/will expect assurances that in any arrangements made between the Governments of the Soviet Union and China the principle of nondiserimination in international commercial intercourse will be respected in relation to Dairen, as well as any other areas which may be the subject of special arrangements between the Soviet Union and China. Application of this principle would cover, inter alia, the right of equal access by nationals of all peace-loving nations to the port facilities of Dairen and participation by them in transportation privileges on the railways and would preclude practical denial of equality of economic - 1- TOP-SECRET