Truman-Stalin meeting, 3:04 p.m.
Stalin’s quarters, Babelsberg
| Present | ||
|---|---|---|
| United States | Soviet Union | |
| President Truman | Generalissimo Stalin | |
| Secretary Byrnes | Foreign Commissar Molotov | |
| Mr. Bohlen |
740.00119 Potsdam/7-1845
Bohlen notes
Potsdam, July 18, 1945, 3:04 p.m.
3 p.
S: [blank]
M [blank]
Pres—lakes—Black
S—I must tell you they the news—hands Pres note from Sato & message from the Emperor
B—I remember that H— H—
S—worthwhile answer to answer—
Pres no respect.
S—not a war—will want lull—might answer as follows no specific—don’t know character—of K Mission—can’t—answer=a refusal
Pres satisfactory
M—factual
B—what [one word illegible] ins inspired it—fear of what you will do—
M—I think they guess
S—Can see our forces tanks etc
M—not only to USSR
S—to US. Eng & [one word illegible]
Pres—we had indicati[on] from Sweden