Office of the Historian

Interest of the United States in the reestablishment of democratic government in Czechoslovakia; occupation of Czechoslovakia by United States and Soviet troops, and their withdrawal 1

1. For an account of the entry of United States and Soviet troops into Czechoslovakia and the beginning of their withdrawal, see Forrest C. Pogue, The Supreme Command, in the official Army history, United States Army in World War II: The European Theater of Operations (Washington, Government Printing Office, 1954), pp. 503–508.

[432] Memorandum by the Division of Central European Affairs

[Washington,] January 11, 1945.

Executive Secretariat Files

[434] The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Harriman) to the Secretary of State

Moscow, March 22, 1945—9 p.m.
[Received March 23—11:32 a.m.]

860F.01/3–2245: Telegram

[435] The Chargé to the Czechoslovak Government in Exile (Schoenfeld) to the Secretary of State

London, March 28, 1945—8 p.m.
[Received March 28—5:05 p.m.]

860F.01/3–2845: Telegram

[436] The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Harriman) to the Secretary of State

Moscow, March 31, 1945—5 p.m.
[Received April 1—1:22 p.m.]

760F.61/3–3145: Telegram

[437] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Harriman)

Washington, April 2, 1945—2 p.m.

860F.001/4–245: Telegram

[438] The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Harriman)

Washington, April 4, 1945—noon.

860F.01/3–2945: Telegram

[439] The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Harriman) to the Secretary of State

Moscow, April 7, 1945—midnight.
[Received April 8—11:20 a.m.]

860F.01/4–745: Telegram

[442] The Chargé to the Czechoslovak Government in Exile (Schoenfeld) to the Secretary of State

London, April 21, 1945—2 p.m.
[Received 10:15 a.m.]

860F.01/4–2145: Telegram

[443] The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant) to the Secretary of State

London, April 22, 1945—1 p.m.
[Received 9:58 a.m.]

860F.01/4–2245: Telegram

[445] The Acting Secretary of State to the Chargé in the Soviet Union (Kennan)

Washington, April 26, 1945—7 p.m.

860F.01/4–2645: Telegram

[446] The Secretary of State to the Acting Secretary of State

San Francisco, April 28, 1945.
[Received 4:40 p.m.]

740.0011 EW/4–2845: Telegram

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

Moscow, April 29, 1945—7 p.m.
[Received April 29—1:58 p.m.]

860F.01/4–2945: Telegram

[448] The British Prime Minister (Churchill) to President Truman

London, 30 April 1945.

740.00119 EW/4–3045: Telegram

[449] The Ambassador in France (Caffery) to the Secretary of State

Paris, May 4, 1945—2 p.m.
[Received 10:07 p.m.]

740.00119 EW/5–445: Telegram

[450] The Ambassador in France (Caffery) to the Secretary of State

Paris, May 6, 1945—8 p.m.
[Received May 6—7:25 p.m.]

740.00119 Control (Germany)/5–645: Telegram

[451] The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in France (Caffery)

Washington, May 7, 1945—8 p.m.

740.00119 Control (Germany)/5–645: Telegram

[453] The Ambassador in France (Caffery) to the Secretary of State

Paris, May 11, 1945—midnight.
[Received May 12—10:50 a.m.]

740.00119 Control (Germany)/5–1245: Telegram

[454] The British Embassy to the Department of State

Washington, May 12, 1945.

860F.01/5–1245

[455] Memorandum by the Acting Secretary of State to President Truman

[Washington,] May 14, 1945.

740.0011 EW/5–1445

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

Moscow, May 16, 1945—9 p.m.
[Received 2:10 p.m.]

124.60F/5–1645: Telegram

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

Moscow, May 23, 1945—2 p.m.
[Received 11 a.m.]

860F.01/5–2345: Telegram

[458] The Ambassador in France (Caffery) to the Secretary of State

Paris, June 5, 1945—7 p.m.
[Received June 6—12:13 p.m.]

124.60F/6–545: Telegram

[459] The Chargé in Czechoslovakia (Klieforth) to the Secretary of State

Praha, June 8, 1945—6 p.m.
[Received June 10—9:40 a.m.]

860F.01/6–845: Telegram

[460] The Chargé in Czechoslovakia (Klieforth) to the Secretary of State

Praha, June 21, 1945—6 p.m.
[Received June 22—8:55 a.m.]

123 Klieforth, Alfred W.: Telegram

  1. Forward Headquarters of SHAEF at Rheims, France.↩