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Stimson July 30, 1945 Memorandum and Truman's Response, Front of Memorandum

Stimson Memorandum to Truman Regarding
Need for Statement to be Released Upon
Use of Atomic Bomb and Truman's Response

Memorandum No. WAR 41011, dated July 30, 1945

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HQ U S FORCES EUROPEAN THEATER

STAFF MESSAGE CONTROL
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U R G E N T

FROM&nbsp:&nbsp&nbsp AGWAR Washington

TO&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp:&nbsp&nbsp Tripartite Conference Babelsberg, Germany

NO&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp:&nbsp&nbsp WAR 41011

30 July 1945.

To the President from the Secretary of War.

The time schedule on Groves' project is pro-
gressing so rapidly that it is now essential that
statement for release by you be available not later
than Wednesday, 1 August. I have revised draft of
statement, which I previously presented to you, in
light of

(A) Your recent ultimatum

(B) Dramatic results of test and

(C) Certain minor suggestions made by British
of which Byrnes is aware.

While I am planning to start a copy by special courier tomorrow in the hope you can be reached, nevertheless in the event he does not reach you in time, I will appreciate having your authority to have White House release statement as soon as necessary.

Sorry circumstances seem to require this emer-
gency action.

ACTION&nbsp: &nbsp&nbsp Gen. Vaughan

VICTORY-IN-733 (31 July 1945) 302217Z ghb

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Copy No. 1
THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN

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