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  4. Twelfth plenary meeting, 4 p.m.

Twelfth plenary meeting, 4 p.m.1

1. This is the time given on the cover sheet of the Thompson minutes. The Log (ante, p. 24) indicates that the meeting was called to order at 3:30 p.m.

Present
United States United Kingdom Soviet Union
President Truman Prime Minister Attlee Generalissimo Stalin
Secretary Byrnes Foreign Secretary Bevin Foreign Commissar Molotov
Mr. Davies Sir Alexander Cadogan Mr. Vyshinsky
Mr. Bohlen Major Birse Mr. Golunsky
Mr. Cohen2 Mr. Maisky
Mr. Thompson3

[[Unnumbered document following Document 710 (#161)]] Thompson Minutes

Potsdam, August 1, 1945, 4 p.m.

Truman Papers

[[Unnumbered document following Document 710 (#162)]] Cohen Notes

Potsdam, August 1, 1945, 4 p.m.

Truman Papers

  1. Cohen’s presence is assumed from the existence of his notes on the meeting, post, p. 578.↩
  2. Thompson’s presence is assumed from his authorship of the minutes, post, p. 566.↩