860F.01/9–1445: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Czechoslovakia (Steinhardt)
Washington, September
17, 1945—4 p.m.
230. At request of Secretary Byrnes, War Department was asked on September 15 to hold up withdrawal of US forces from Zecho in order to give Zecho Govt chance to ask both armies to withdraw.
[Page 493]This message received before arrival of Urtel 352 Sep 14.
Sent to Praha as 230; repeated to Moscow as 2018.
Acheson