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September 23, 1944

Paraphrase of Navy Cable

PARAPHRASE OF NAVY CABLE – SEPTEMBER 25, 1944

 

TOPSECRET

 

FROM HARRIMAN – PERSONAL AND SECRET FOR THE PRESIDENT:

 

I find that I failed to report in my cable September 23 that the British Ambassador mentioned to Stalin the proposed British landings in Greece. Stalin’s comment was “Good. It’s high time.”

 

 

 

 

 

RPM

 

Harriman adds to a former cable that Stalin thinks the proposed British landing in Greece is a good plan.


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Container 174, W. Averell Harriman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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