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October 17, 1945

Telephone Message, Molotov, Beria, Malenkov, and Mikoyan to Cde. Stalin

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TELEPHONE MESSAGE

 

to Cde. STALIN

 

We are sending you a draft of your telegram which Molotov should send to Harriman personally if you approve this draft:

 

“I have received a telegram from V. M. Molotov that you have instructions to pass me a message of the President personally in connection with the First Session of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs and to discuss some issues with me. I of course will receive you with pleasure as a guest and a friend where I am spending my vacation right now. At the same time I should say that we are not accustomed for the head of government on vacation to make any decision without the participation of his colleagues in the government. In any event, I consider it impossible to state my opinion on the questions involved in the President’s message without familiarization with this message beforehand”.

 

We await your decision.

 

MOLOTOV, BERIA, MALENKOV, MIKOYAN

 

17 October 1945

 

Received via VCh

 

Request for Stalin's confirmation on the draft reply to Harriman about his meeting with Stalin.


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RGASPI, f. 558, op. 11, d. 97, ll. 75. Contributed by Sergey Radchenko and translated by Gary Goldberg.

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