Office of the Historian

740.00119 EW/10–644: Telegram

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

Washington, October 7, 1944—2 p.m.

2381. The Department, after consultation with the appropriate military authorities, is in agreement with the Soviet proposal that the statement quoted in your 3816 October 6 should be presented to the Hungarian mission now in Moscow on behalf of the Soviet, British and American Governments. The Department also agrees that the armistice discussion with the Hungarians should take place in Moscow and hereby authorizes you to join your British colleague and such representative as the Soviet Government may designate for the purpose in working out the terms of the armistice to be signed by the Hungarian representatives.

Additional instructions for your guidance in the discussions will follow.

Sent to Moscow; repeated to London and AmPolAd (Caserta).20

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  1. Repeated as telegrams 8217 and 221, respectively.↩