Foreign Relations of the United States, 1946, The Far East, Volume VIII

740.00116 PW/2–946: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Chargé in the Soviet Union (Kennan)

secret
us urgent

Washington, February 13, 1946—4 p.m.

281. Following two messages received in reply Deptels communicating to Tokyo urtel 257, Jan. 26, Deptel 174, Jan. 30, urtel 306, Jan. 31, and urtel 356, Feb. 6.

[Here follow texts of telegram 94, February 9, from Tokyo, printed on page 404, and telegram CA57758, February 11, from Tokyo, printed on page 405.]

Dept. fully appreciates difficulties your position but believes changing channel at this stage to negotiations through Soviet Embassy would cause delay. Please communicate views MacArthur and Kennan [Keenan] in which Dept. concurs to FonOff and urge early Tokyo departure Soviet delegation. Nuremberg charter in Dept’s Bulletin, Aug. 12.³⁶ Tokyo charter being forwarded airmail.

Suggest further tels. to Dept. this subject be repeated Tokyo Acting Political Adviser, for Keenan.

Byrnes

36. The charter and agreement relating thereto were signed at London on August 8, 1945. For text, see Department of State Bulletin, August 12, 1945, p. 223.