Office of the Historian

Fourth plenary meeting, 4 p.m.1

1. This is the time given on the cover sheet of the Thompson minutes. The Log (ante, p. 16) 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. Dunn Sir Alexander Cadogan Mr. Maisky
Mr. Clayton Sir William Strang Mr. Gromyko
Mr. Davies Mr. Gusev
Mr. Harriman Mr. Sobolev
Mr. Pauley
Mr. Murphy
Mr. Matthews
Mr. Bohlen2
Mr. Cohen8
Mr. Thompson4

[[Unnumbered document following Document 710 (#44)]] Cohen Notes

Potsdam, July 20, 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. 177.↩
  3. Thompson’s presence is assumed from his authorship of the minutes.↩