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

740.00119 E.W./9–644: Telegram

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

Moscow, September 6, 1944—3 p.m.
[Received September 7—2:40 a.m.]

3342. Molotov has given the British Ambassador and myself a draft of peace terms for Finland. He has invited the British Ambassador and myself to discuss them this evening. I agreed to attend with the understanding that I would be present as an observer.

Molotov asked the British Ambassador to inform his Government in its consideration of the Rumanian reparations⁷⁴ that the Soviet Government was now proposing to reduce its reparation demands on Finland from $600,000,000 to $300,000,000.

Harriman

74. For correspondence relating to the Soviet and Allied conditions for an armistice with Rumania, see vol. iv , section under Rumania entitled “Negotiations leading to signing of armistice with Rumania …”