Telegram from Secretary of State Edward Stettinius to President Harry S. Truman

DEPARTMENT INCOMING DIVISION OF OF CENTRAL SERVICES STATE TELEGRAM TELEGRAPH SECTION DEGLASSIFIED E.O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) Dept. of State letter, Aug. 10, 1972 DSH-1422 BIRITIME NARS Data 7-25-75 GOLDEN 1013 RPT GOLDE N 1013 STATE V UNCIO NR 2/26TH APRIL ROUTINE GR276 BT TO THE PRESIDENT ARCHÍVES AND CHATIONAL SERVICE" RECORDS FROM THE SECRETARY (TOP SECRET AS I INFORMED YOU ON THE TELEPHONE YOUR SPEECH THIS AFTERNOON WAS VERY FAVORABLY RECEIVED. I DEEPLY APPRECIATE YOUR PERSONAL REFERENCE TO ME. . GOVERNOR WARREN AND MAYOR LAPHAM EACH DELIVERED CORDIAL AND EFFECTIVE SPEECHES VELCOMING THE DEIEGATES AND EMPHASIZING THE SUPREME IMPORTANCE OF OUR ENDEAVORS. THE SESSION VENT OFF SMOOTHLY AND VELL IN EVERY RESPECT. AT MY MEETING WITH EDEN, MOLOTOV AND SOONG THIS MORNING IT DEVELOPED THAT THE RUSSIANS WILL BRING UP AT THE STEERING COMMITTEE TOMORROW THE QUESTION OF INITIAL membership FOR THE UKRANIAN AND WHITE RUSSIAN REPUBLICS AND that, IF THE MOTION IS DEFEATED, MOLOTOV WILL RETURN HOME. WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE THAT IT WILL BE DEFEATED. THE RUSSIANS ALSO STILL INSIST THAT THERE BE FOUR CHAIRMEN OF THE CONFERENCE AND STATE THIT IF THE STEERING COMMITTEE DOES NOT AGREE TO THIS PROPOSA THEY VILL NOT ACCEPT