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

740.00119 Control (Germany)/7–2045: Telegram

The Political Adviser to the Representative on the European Advisory Commission (Mosely) to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant)

[Extract¹]

secret

Babelsberg, July 20, 1945.

Victory 115. From Mosely at Babelsberg to London for Winant and State Department at Washington for Grew.

Vyshinsky informed Mosely today² Soviet Government has approved agreement on additional requirements³ except new title and new first paragraph; he expects latter will be cleared shortly.⁴

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1. For the full text of this message, see document No. 1036, post.
2. i. e., July 19.
3. See vol. i, pp. 604–606.
4. Cf. the following passage in a personal letter from Mosely, dated at Babelsberg July 24, to E. Allan Lightner, Jr., Secretary of the United States Delegation to the European Advisory Commission (file No. 740.00119 Control (Germany)/7–2445): “With regard to the Agreement on Additional Requirements, I found from Vyshinsky last Thursday that the new title and preamble had to be referred to the Marshal [Generalissimo Stalin] before Saksin could be instructed to sign. Vyshinsky was inclined to revert to the title of ‘General Order’ but I gave him a vigorous sales talk in favor of our preferred title.”