Correspondence Between President Harry S. Truman and Secretary of Commerce Henry Wallace, with Related Material

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OF A 75 * THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE WASHINGTON 25 E the STATES of March 21, 1946 The President The White House Dear Mr. President: I have yours of March 20 thanking me for the letter regarding the Russian situation. I am so happy that you feel General Smith has the right attitude and that you have great hopes of his being able to get our relations on a better plane. I also was much impressed by General Smith's personality and attitude. On consulting with General Smith this morning I find that you did not pass on to him the letter which I sent you and which he thought would be helpful. I wondered if this was an oversight or if you felt it would be unwise for him to have the letter. If you feel it would be unwise for him to have it I should like to know it so that I can get over to our Office of International Trade exactly what your atti- tude is with regard to promoting the maximum of foreign trade with Russia. We don't want to get out of line with over-all policy. Respectfully yours, ARCHIVES 'NATIONAL RECORDS AND SERVICE'" K awallace : P. S. I may say that Arthur Paul informed Willard Thorp of the State Department about this particular letter and about our desire to push forward as rapidly as might be on the Russian-American trade front. We find Willard Thorp most cooperative. FOP VICTORY BUY UNITED STATES WAR BONDS AND STAMPS