740.00119 FEAC/10–1345: Telegram
The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Harriman) to the Secretary of State
[Received October 13—10:55 a.m.]
3529. ReDept’s 2104, October 643 and 2118, October 944. Under date October 12 note reading as follows has been received from Molotov:
“In connection with your letters of October 10 and 11 regarding the Far Eastern Advisory Commission, I state that Mr. Byrnes was informed in London on October 1 of the point of view of the Soviet Government concerning the formation of such a commission. I took the occasion at that time to inform Mr. Byrnes that the Soviet Government [Page 752] considers that the decision of the Government of the Four Allied Powers concerning the creation of the Control Council for Japan should precede the formation of the Far Eastern Advisory Commission. In view of the motives set forth in my letter addressed to Mr. Byrnes on October 1, the Soviet Government is unable to agree to the formation of a Far Eastern Advisory Commission before the creation of the Control Council and I request that you bring this to the attention of the Government of the United States of America.”