Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1944, The British Commonwealth and Europe, Volume III

740.00119 E.W./9–944

The Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Secretary of State

Washington, 9 September, 1944.

My Dear Mr. Secretary: Reference is made to the letter of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of 6 September 1944 regarding Armistice Terms for Bulgaria, as set forth in your memoranda dated 26 and 30 August. 1944.⁷⁵

Subsequent to the forwarding of this letter, the Combined Chiefs of Staff have considered this matter and recommend that the following sentence be added to Article 13 of the Armistice Terms:

“These instructions and requirements will be communicated to the Bulgarian Government by an Allied control commission which will be appointed in Bulgaria for that purpose.”

Sincerely yours,

For the Joint Chiefs of Staff:

G. C. Marshall

Chief of Staff, U.S. Army

75. Memoranda not printed.