Telegram from President Harry S. Truman to Prime Minister Winston Churchill
Images (2)
Document
| id |
id
48990619
|
|---|---|
| contentType |
contentType
document
|
| source |
source
import
|
Source image fields (6)
Extracted text
OCR Page 1 of 2CR8923
NLT-169
DIT 181446
18TH JUNE 1945
OPERATIONAL PRIORITY
DICIASSITID by authority of
PERSONAL AND TOP SECRET
Sept quited F.R
NUMBER 77
Initials HK Date: 7-73
S.
TO:
THE PRIME MINISTER
us AND
SERVICOS
FROM: THE PRESIDENT
IN REPLY TO A MESSAGE FROM STALIN DATED
16 JUNE I HAVE TODAY REPLIED AS FOLLOWS:
"YOUR MESSAGE OF JUNE 16 REGARDING ALLIED
OCCUPATION OF AGREED ZONES IN GERMANY AND
AUSTRIA IS RECEIVED.
"I HAVE ISSUED INSTRUCTIONS TO THE AMERICAN
COMMANDERS TO BEGIN THE MOVEMENT ON JULY 1 AS
REQUESTED BY YOU. IT IS ASSUMED THAT AMERICAN
TROOPS WILL BE IN BERLIN AT AN EARLIER DATE IN
SUFFICIENT NUMBER TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR DUTIES IN
PREPARATION FOR OUR CONFERENCE.'
(SIGNED) TRUMAN.
Adm Starts
Mr. Galmun
Terms
Subject
Military occupation
Relations
belongs_to
belongs_to