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Third plenary meeting, 5 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 4:05 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 Mr. Attlee Mr. Vyshinsky
Mr. Davies Sir Alexander Cadogan Admiral of the Fleet Kuznetsov
Mr. Harriman Sir Archibald Clark Kerr Mr. Gromyko
Mr. Pauley Major Birse Mr. Gusev
Mr. Dunn Mr. Sobolev
Mr. Matthews Mr. Pavlov
Mr. Cohen
Mr. Bohlen
Mr. Thompson2

[[Unnumbered document following Document 710 (#28)]] Thompson Minutes

Potsdam, July 19, 1945, 5 p.m.

Truman Papers

[[Unnumbered document following Document 710 (#29)]] Cohen Notes

Potsdam, July 19, 1945, 5 p.m.

Truman Papers

  1. Thompson’s presence is assumed from his authorship of the minutes.↩