Office of the Historian

Truman Papers: Telegram

No. 122
President Truman to Generalissimo Stalin 1

secret
priority
[Washington,] 5 July 1945.

Number 309. Secret and personal from the President for Premier Stalin.

In conformity with our understanding, I am announcing today that the press will not be allowed at Terminal and that all that will be issued from Terminal will be such official communiqués as may be decided upon from time to time.

I am sending a similar message to Prime Minister Churchill.2

Truman
  1. Sent to the United States Naval Attaché, Moscow, via Navy channels. Paraphrase incorporated into note No. 380 of July 5 from Harriman to Molotov for delivery to Stalin.↩
  2. Not printed.↩