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740.00119 European War 1939/2125: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the Soviet Union ( Harriman )

Washington , March 4, 1944—8 p.m.

486. Personal for the Ambassador. Since the project mentioned in the Department’s telegram No. 274 of February 10 may presently require detailed examination, the Department is supplying its representative on the European Advisory Commission with certain documents for study in connection with the formulation of terms of surrender for Bulgaria.26

The British Embassy at the request of the Foreign Office has asked that you be authorized to make a joint approach with the British Ambassador in requesting the Soviet Government to despatch the “necessary instructions” to its representative on the Commission, for the consideration of this matter.

You are authorized merely to inform the Soviet Government that this subject may shortly be brought before the Commission, and request it to send appropriate instructions to its representative on the Commission.

Stettinius
  1. See telegram 1666, March 4, midnight, to London, infra. ↩