Office of the Historian

868.00/8–2045

The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Harriman) to the Secretary of State 1

Moscow, August 20, 1945—noon.
[Received August 20—4:10 a.m.]

2960. Dept’s 1777, Aug 9 and 1868, Aug 19. Substance of communiqué on supervision Greek elections and reassuring observations contained in Dept’s 1861 Aug 18 have been communicated to Molotov in letter this morning.

To Dept 2960, rptd Athens 42, London 415, Paris 315.

Harriman
  1. In telegram 3020, August 23, 1945, 2 p.m., Ambassador Harriman reported that “Vyshinski under date of August 21 acknowledged my letter of August 20 but offered no comments.” (868.00/8–2345) Audrey Yanuaryevich Vishinsky was First Assistant People’s Commissar for Foreign Affairs.↩