Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, The Conference of Berlin (The Potsdam Conference), 1945, Volume I

J. C. S. Files: Telegram

No. 171
The Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Commanding General, United States Military Mission in the Soviet Union (Deane)

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[Washington,] 27 June 1945.

War 23447. TopSec to Deane from the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

With regard to U. S.–Russian military conversations at the forthcoming conference, the United States Chiefs of Staff will be prepared to exchange with the Russians estimates of the Japanese situation and to discuss plans for the conduct of the war against Japan, with a view to effecting necessary coordination. They will be glad to discuss other appropriate subjects desired by the Russians. You should request the Soviet General Staff to advise the United States Chiefs of Staff in the near future as to additional subjects they may desire to discuss.