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

860c.01/6–2545: Telegram

No. 488
The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant) to the Acting Secretary of State

secret
us urgent

London, June 25, 1945—7 p.m.

6398. …

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Warner also told us that FonOff was considering suggesting to Dept through Brit Emb at Washington that when New Warsaw Govt notifies US Brit and Soviet Govts that it has been established in conformity with the Yalta Agreement it add a pledge in this message of notification to hold free elections.

Robert Hankey who served at Brit Emb Warsaw from 1936 to 1939, and who is at present in Eastern Dept of FonOff will, when recognition is extended[,] go to Warsaw as Chargé d’Affaires. Sent Dept as 6398, rptd to Moscow as 219.

Winant