Memorandum of Conversation with President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of State Edward Stettinius, Averell Harriman, Charles Bohlen, Vyacheslav Molotov, and Mr. Pavlov

April 22, 1945 SECRET DEPARTMENT OF STATE TOR SHORET THE SECRETARY SEORLI DECLASSIFIED E.O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION Dept. of State letter, Aug. 10, 1972 By NETHL NARS Date 7-23-75 The President, Mr. Stettinius, Mr. Molotov, Ambassador Harriman, Mr. Pavlov and Mr. Bohlen. "NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS The PRESIDENT greeted Mr. Molotov warmly and said he was glad toservice GOVERNMENT welcome him to the United States. After an exchange of amenities and questions in regard to Mr. Molotov's trip by air, the PRESIDENT said that he wished to tell Mr. Molotov that he had the greatest admiration for Marshal Stalin and the Soviet Republic and that he hoped that the relations which President Roosevelt had established between our two 8 untries would be maintained. Mr. MOLOTOV said be brought greetings from Marshal Stalin and that he was very pleased to hear personally from the President that he intended to continue the policy of friendship which had been that of President Roosevelt. The PRESIDENT said he stood squarely behind all commitments and agreements taken by our late great President and that he would do everything he could to follow along that path. Mr. MOLOTOV said that the Government and people of the Soviet Union share that hope and he was sure that they could work out successfully any difficulties which lay in the path. The PRESIDENT agreed and said that we must work out these difficulties. Mr. MOLOTOV replied that he felt that there existed a good basis in the Dumbarton Oaks plan and the Crimea décisions. The PRESIDENT repeated that he stood by the decisions and intended to carry them out. Mr. MOLOTOV expressed his agreement