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

Moscow Embassy Files—500 Berlin Conference

No. 212
The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Harriman) to the Soviet Foreign Commissar (Molotov)

No. 387

Moscow, July 12, 1945.

Dear Mr. Molotov: As you will recall, when I gave you my letter of July 7¹ listing topics which the President might wish to discuss at the forthcoming meeting you inquired regarding the subject of reparations. I explained that the President had asked Mr. Pauley to come to Berlin to give him a report on the status of the discussions of the Reparation Commission. I explained further that I was satisfied that the President would wish to discuss at the Conference those matters regarding reparations which had not been settled. Mr. Pauley has confirmed this and has so informed Mr. Maiski.²

Sincerely yours,

W. A. Harriman

1. See document No. 189, footnote 1.
2. See the enclosure to document No. 206.