Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1945, The British Commonwealth, The Far East, Volume VI

740.00119 PW/8–1145

Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, by the Director of the Office of European Affairs (Matthews)

[ Washington ,] August 11, 1945.

Under the Secretary’s instructions (conveyed to me by Mr. Dunn⁵³) I telephoned Mr. Grässli, the Swiss Chargé d’Affaires, at 10:46 this morning. I referred to the communication just left with him by Mr. Wallner⁵⁴ containing the reply to the Japanese peace move and asked him to request the Swiss Government to convey to the Japanese Government that this Government expects a prompt answer to the message communicated on behalf of the Governments of the United States, the United Kingdom, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and China.

H. F[reeman] M[atthews]

53. James Clement Dunn, Assistant Secretary of State for European, Far Eastern, Near Eastern, and African Affairs.
54. Woodruff Wallner, Division of Western European Affairs.