500.CC/6–345: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Harriman)
1212. From the Secretary.75 Supplementing my wire to you this morning (June 2) on voting procedure, I have just reread the statement I made on behalf of the President at the second plenary session at Yalta at 4 p.m. February 6.76 I have a definite recollection that you have a full set of the Yalta minutes available, and if you read this statement you and Harry will see that in two paragraphs we clearly expressed our position on the importance of full discussion at all times so that every country could have a fair hearing. You will recall that this was the statement that was accepted by the Soviet representatives and the British the following day.77 If I am in error and you have not a set of the minutes there please wire me and I shall send you by return message the two paragraphs to which I refer. I think a reference to these paragraphs in your discussions will add weight to the arguments you will put forward in your discussions. [Stettinius.]
- Transmitted by the Acting Secretary of State in accordance with a teletype message from the Secretary to Mr. Grew, received June 3, 12:57 a.m.↩
- See Conferences at Malta and Yalta, pp. 601 and 994.↩
- See ibid., pp. 711–712.↩