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Second plenary meeting, 4 p.m. 1

1. This is the time given on the cover sheet of the Thompson minutes. The Log (ante, p. 15) indicates that the meeting was called to order at 4:15 p.m.

Present
United States United Kingdom Soviet Union
President Truman Prime Minister Churchill Generalissimo Stalin
Secretary Byrnes Foreign Secretary Eden Foreign Commissar Molotov
Fleet Admiral Leahy Sir Alexander Cadogan Mr. Gromyko
Mr. Dunn Sir William Strang Mr. Gusev
Mr. Davies Sir Archibald Clark Kerr Mr. Sobolev
Mr. Harriman
Mr. Pauley
Mr. Bohlen 2
Mr. Cohen 3
Mr. Thompson 4

[[Unnumbered document following Document 710 (#19)]] Cohen Notes

Potsdam, July 18, 1945, 4 p.m.

Truman Papers

  1. Bohlen acted as Truman’s interpreter at all the plenary meetings.↩
  2. Cohen’s presence is assumed from the existence of his notes on the meeting, post, p. 94.↩
  3. Thompson’s presence is assumed from his authorship of the minutes.↩