Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, The Conference of Berlin (The Potsdam Conference), 1945, Volume I

Moscow Embassy Files—500 Berlin Conference

No. 207
Memorandum by the First Secretary of Embassy in the Soviet Union (Page)

[Extract]¹

[Moscow,] July 11, 1945.

Memorandum [of] Conversation

Present:	Mr. W. A. Harriman, American Ambassador
	Mr. Edward Page, Jr., First Secretary of Embassy
	Mr. V. M. Molotov, People’s Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the U. S. S. R.
	Mr. Pavlov, Soviet Interpreter

Subject: Agenda for Forthcoming Berlin Meeting.

The Ambassador inquired whether Mr. Molotov had any questions to ask with reference to the agenda for the forthcoming meeting as contained in his letter of July 7.²

Mr. Molotov asked whether it was proposed to study the peace treaty for Italy. The Ambassador replied that as he recalled his letter, reference was made only to “Policy toward Italy”. He said he did not know whether the President would propose that the Italian peace treaty be studied at Berlin or whether such study was timely. He inquired whether the Soviet Government had given any study to this matter.

Mr. Molotov did not answer this question. He said however that he was anxious to know whether anything was being prepared on a draft treaty.

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1. For the paragraphs of this memorandum not printed here, see document No. 232.
2. See document No. 189, footnote 1.