Telegram from President Harry S. Truman to Marshal Joseph Stalin

NLT-371 TOP-SEORET DECLASSIFIED by authority of TRONAL "NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RCCORDS SERVICE" is 25 June 1945 3321 Initialy He Datef-2023 TOP SECRET PRIORITY FROM: OPNAV TO : ALUSNA, MOSCOW 2600302, NCR 2000 NUMBER 304. PERSONAL AND TOP SECRET FROM THE PRESIDENT FOR MARSHAL STALIN. X Parax Since the receipt of your message of June 21 in regard to the Tem negotiations at Trieste, I have received word from the Suprene Allied Commander that these discussions in Trieste have been concluded and a supplementary military accord signed. These discussions were intended solely for the purpose of implementing the military aspects of the poli- tical agreement reached between the United States, British and Yugoslav Governments on June 9. The June 9 agreement embodied the principle that the future disposition of the Venezia Giulia territory should be reserved for orderly adjustment as a part of the eventual peace settlement, and that nothing in the agreement would prejudice or affect the ultimate disposal of the area.X Barax Having reached agreement on this point, it was then conceded that Yugoslav administration could be established in the disputed area up to the limit of the territory necessary to meet Allied military requirements. Put two Throughout the discussions, both on the government and military level, due regard has been given to legitimate interests of both Yugoslav and Italian populations as well as to the Yugoslav contribution to the elimination of German military power. X Parax tew As Isaid in my previous message to you on this subject, the Allied Commander must have adequate authority in the area entrusted to him to enable him to carry out his task and to safeguard the interests of all - 1 - TOP SECREI