740.00119 Council/10–1945: Telegram
The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Harriman) to the Secretary of State
[Received October 19—8:10 a.m.]
3595. It would be most helpful if I could be informed of whether reply has been made or is intended to be made prior to meeting of Far Eastern Advisory Commission on October 23 to Molotov’s letter of October 12 reported in Embassy’s 3529, October 13, noon, in which he states that Soviet Government is unable to agree to formation of Far Eastern Advisory Commission before creation of Control Council for Japan. I note that Secretary in his press conference reported in Radio Bulletin October 17 expressed hope that Soviet Government would be represented at the meetings. I would be interested to know whether this subject of [or?] anything else of importance was touched on in Gromyko’s53 recent call on the Secretary and what is known of reason for Gromyko’s reported return to Moscow immediately thereafter.54
Now that an appointment has been set with Stalin, I assume that I will receive the information requested in my messages No. 3558, October 16, noon, and No. 3559, October 16, 3 p.m., for my guidance in the event, which in present circumstances seems almost inevitable, that Stalin raises the outstanding questions regarding Japan.
- Andrey Andreyevich Gromyko, Soviet Ambassador in the United States.↩
- In telegram 2207, October 23, 1 p.m., to Moscow, the Department replied that it was not aware of the reason for Mr. Gromyko’s “short visit to US” and that he did not see President Truman nor address any communications to the Department or the President (740.00119 F.E.A.C./10–2345).↩