Telegram from Ambassador Averell Harriman to President Harry S. Truman and Secretary of State James Byrnes
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OCR Page 1 of 6NLT 134
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DIC'ASSICKED by authority of
paptallate F.K. 1945
VolVII P.958
08/31/11
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STARRY DEEP BLUED EYES HH PERSONAL AND TOPSECRET
FOR THE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY OF STATE FROM HARRIMAN X SOONG
TOLD ME THIS MORNING OF HIS TALK WITH STALIN-NAD MOLOTOV LAST
NIGHT X AGREEMENT WAS REACHED REGARDING THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR
THE USE OF PORT ARTHUR AS A SOVIET NAVAL BASE X IN ORDER TO S
AVE FACE THERE IS TO BE SET UT A CHINESEDASHSOVIET MILITARY COMMIS
SION TO SUPERVISE THE PORT AND THE CHINESE NAVY IS TO HAVE THE
RIGHT TO USE THE BASE BUT THE ADMINISTRATION IS TO BE BY THE
SOVIET MILITARY COMMAND X THE MILITARY XONE WILL INCLUDE PORT
ARTHUR AND EXTEND UP THE KWANTUNG PENINSULA TORTH OF DAIREN BUT
STALIN AGREED THAT THE PORT OF DAIREN AND THE CONNECTING RAILWAY
SHOULD BE EXCLUDED FROM THE MILIATRY COMMAND X CIVLA ADMINISTRATION
WOULD REMAIN WITH THE CHINESE IN CONSULTATION WITH THE SOVIET
MILITARY COMMAND IN so FAR AS SECURITY IS AFFECTED X STALIN REJECTED
SOONGS OFFER THAT DAIREN SHOULD BE A FREE PORT UNDER CHINESE
MANAGEMENT WITH A COMMERCIAL LEASE OF PIERS TT JEREMY BENTHAM
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