500.CC/3–245: Telegram
The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Harriman) to the Secretary of State
[Received 7:50 a.m.]
605. I have just received a letter from Molotov referring to the proposed modification of the text of paragraph 2 of the invitation to the San Francisco Conference as in Department’s 444, February 28, 4 p.m.96 and stating that the Soviet Government does not consider it possible to agree to this modification, since it is “equivalent to a change in the decision taken by the Crimea Conference on this question”. Molotov concludes by stating that he has similarly informed the British Ambassador.
This letter came prior to receipt of the Acting Secretary’s personal telegram 459, March 1, 1 p.m.97 In the circumstances, I will take no further action unless so instructed. In any event, this decision was undoubtedly taken by the Soviet Government as a whole, and it is extremely doubtful that Molotov would be willing even to reopen the question with his associates.
Sent to Department as 605; repeated to London as 88; to Paris as 28 and to Chungking as 8.
- Not printed; in it the Acting Secretary of State requested that Ambassador Harriman see Commissar Molotov at once and do everything possible to expedite Soviet acceptance of the modification of text of the invitation (500.CC/2–2845).↩
- Not printed; it transmitted a personal appeal from the Secretary to Molotov to act urgently and favorably on the proposed change in text of the invitation (500.CC/3–145).↩