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t.o t.Na CrMic nq, • ere all Hf7 - h oblJ.&ed t.o JOU tor acUac eo pi"QQIIPtl7• Antho117 and I hne jut returned , The oar Cabinet haYe .adoned all OW' acli na Uld haY ..,thol'iMclua t.o ar~ U..

Kill> or Greece tonisht t.o appoint the Archbhhop •• Re~. '!be Archbi.abop Lett it to .. to c!Ueaaa tiMI period or the Repn~~7 m.n the Kin&, 110 that t.hia &iYee a little latitude,

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!'On Till, PIIL...IIJEiT !'ROll ADil1W. &J\(J111 .

Does your WH-IN-252 to Admiral Leohy authorize aend

!.ng & eopy to Churchill, or ahall "" bold unUl your

ret.um.


• • 29 o. ........ 1944

11!!-0!IT-715

FOR TH£ PRESIDENT P'lr:lll ADIIJW. BllOIIN

ll'••~•m l'ront.

The enemy drive h&a been s topped , ond, at. the western tip and at other

points, hie fomationa aeverely ""'ul~d . Alon& the northern r iJ:l or his perimeter,

en~ 1a witharawi~ hia &,_rand rtp1&cing it with infant,.,-, at. ~he same t.i:Be

improvinB his ae!enaive positions.

tlo counterattack baa ae yet been made against our forces in 6nstoBno, where

General Pat~on haa broaden•d his corridor ln~o ~his town.

Out ot a total of 7) division• wlllch are believed to be on the """~ern

!ron~, enomy now has ?Ut 2) division•, ine!udin& 12 Panzer, into hi• salien~.

Allied forces now have 26 <livisions in ~his area either in contac~ or in

iddedikte reserve .

General estimate 11 th11t enom,y hu found hll:lself cOI!lplete.l,)' •topped tor

the tiae being, but with two Partter aivieion• still not cOIIIIIitted, he •till haa

the capability or striking &llal n at 110ma point.

SIIAEI' r eports that they expect enemy will attack at other points alOI\6

• eatern front. •suspicioo¥ t •livit.ha have been noticed around J.achen and in

northern Hoiland.

Weather for today looks 8QOd.

The enemy attack in western It&.l,)' alowed down yesterday. It is believed

~ha~ enemy' a et!ort here u.,y be or a d1 veraionary na~ure to draw ore Allied troops

r.- critical aec~or before Bolo.ma.

Ph!lipoines

General MacArthur reports th&t no enemy ~roope were landed on Uindoro a~

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• • th• ti.llle of the bombardment, as Jap radio chimed. Both our rw>WII)'I here woNO

eervteeable mornins or 27 DeceMber.

Dllrino~ the bcll'lbardmt!nt by the Jape at llindoro, one Uberty ehip ""' de&

troyod by en_,. gunfiNI , on• Liberty e!Uo "a• rrounded Rs tne reault or the

bombardment.

One or our llindoro eonvoya waa attacked by four enemy crash-divers on the

28th sout h or Bohol leland. One plano wu anot oown by AA fire and the other

three hit three ships ; one !roighter , tho JOHII llUHKE (7,176 tons) bl ew up and the

merchant ship SHAMON was abandoned ae the reeult or heavy darlage. Tho other ehip

cont1noed with the convoy.

Japanese Nan

A petty o!tieer rescued fro• a Jap outroyer which was aunk on t he n1¢>t

of Decenber 26 during the Jap bombarCI!lent ot llindoro states that t ha large carrier

UNRYU wao to tnke part in t.his attack but was sunk off FonnoM, eonl'irming tho

claim of the u.s. SUbmarine REOPISH. He furthe r con!inas the ainking or the

battleship liUSASIII eoutheaat or Fon>osa on October 24 .

Captured Jap docu•u•nts lists four n ... Jap carriers, tile .,.., •• or which

auggest that theoe carriers are being convorted !ron heavy cruisers. 1\e have no

information available indicating >ohich, it any, or the !our are in coonisaion .

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FOR TH£ PI\ESU:E!lT 1'1011 THF liAP h()Cll .

R~ferenee your IIR-11~~50, tollowinr aro !keLeh•a of Generals Bull and

l!eLte:

!Ia lor ~eneral Hnrold !l. l.ull. l:iom S.>rln.•tield, llus., 189). lr&tiuatod

trot Point 19U.. Intantry Officer. .ervf'<l with )rei Livision in 'orld r;ar I .

Kia duties since then include: Uilitarr Ir.telli'cnee Division, Inatruetor

at t at Point, Stare Duty in l!a-...11 , Jnotruetor at Infantry Sehool at l'orl. t~n

nin.•, S.cretary of the War lle'*rtrenlo Otner&l St.arf, and , in 19~:.. Auialoent

Chief of SLflft, G-). He b ,..,~ ~•nero.l fiaenhower' s G-J in SHAD'.

Ht 1a a graduate of the Coo-ollt"oCl •<nd Oonernl Stat! School , Army '"•r

Colltrll!e , and llavo.l \lo r Collece.

Awut-a•d DSI in 19~ .

~rit~adie r General Thomas J . ilett •· l:iorn lll\l.Umore, llaryl llnd , lM) .

Graduateo UniversHy of \"iry,inia 1<)16. COOI'IIi .. ioneo in "egular AntiY in CoasL

Arl.lllery 1917.

$cnea in france in l'orld Y:ar 1. S1nr"t- t.lle:n has aervl"(l in !h.ill '>io.-a,

..-:: , War .,_rt.cent u<nernl .~atr, w1t., ~~tar eou~-~ an- .. u~ th~ ClvUl n

Con f'rv~tt.1on Cor;Js . .After t:r.16Jat1na: ft'(n Ccr"11•n ... 'l."ll Jeneral ~t.aff .;enool,

oervtd on t.ht Stafl or the Chi,·f ot Cout Artillert, a!ld then w1tll the l\ar

lepart~ent Oeneral Staff .

Oenoral Botts is now AsoiotGnt 0-~ in SiAFY. (G-~ on General Fternhowtr'e

Haft" ie 'lnjor ••neral StrOOjJ of the br1t1al1 Army.

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FOR TIIF l'hFnDWT Ftnl AllllRAJ.. LUHY.

F.~trrrln • 1.0 Stalin' a meaba~e <!at• a <7 l>ecmber, (1.11\-0UT-71.<)

p•!"!Ol.sdon la r• "Je>tea 1.0 sena H 1.0 SW.tr Deoort.ment tor pr•~>&r

ation or a ar•rt reply.

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mcssaoe to Chureh1J l before replyin{ ~o U. J.

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liMk ol'laf.al t.orrarht. •'* a,.tDe\ 8oYle\ ott1Hro aD4 eoldiera on t.bo t.orr1 t.o17

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aid ..,. .-loo0 -. .. all1oo \bq 1D tM\ .,.., Tbo INboUt.oUoa ot lllw..JoiiiJII

• ...... ....._ ud, lD r-ral, t.......,.o1\1au ot o1Dlotoro 1n t.bo l'olleb ODiiJ'I

,.,. -'\ ban M4o Ulo 11\ .. UOD - •roo ud ba•• or .. t.<t<l a praolploe -

,_ l'ol.Uid aad t.bo -.... ,....,_,,

•--+flo t.bo l'oUih •uoDel. c:-t.\\11 bu- oorlou aobtoY-t.o 1D

t.bo ot.~ or t.bo P.Uoll ot.ot.o aD4 t.bo ....,.wo ot ,...,.,.w powor oa

t.bo t.oorft\117 ot Pol&Dd, 1D \ho upav'on aDd o\riiii\IIODllll of \ba PoUall ...,,

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la .......,s.,. 111\o praot.lco of a -ber of J.aport.an~ CO"ernuntal •••ouroe and, in

tbo t1rft plaoo, o f t.bo ...,.rlan retona in ta'IOr of t.bo peaeante. ill t.hla bu

load t.o COMaliciation Of C..OCfttiC pQWel'a Of I'Ol.&nd and t.o powtrtul a~rtnst.ilto-

1 ... of •t.llorl t7 of Lht laUonal c-1 ~tot uon, \.Itt wl.dt aa•••• 1 n Poland and

__, wldo oocial Polhb clrelu ab....U.

It. • ._. t.o - U.at. now we abould be int.rut.ed in t.bt 10.1;1port. of t"• Polbh lat.1~ c-lt.ttt and all t.boat ...,., want. an<! art capable t.o wor1c Lo,,.thor

with it and t.llat. h •ap•aial.lr l.aport.ant tor the Alliu and tor tht aolution of

OW' - tu1c - t.bt 8pttd1111 at tho dot .. ~ ot lllt.l.arlto Oo"""ft7· l'or tho

8onot. lhd.011, wbloh 1a bearll\l t.bt ""olt burden tor ~bo llbtr&Uon at Poland t .

Oo,_, DCOOij>at.loeht.a, tho qu.e.Uon ot relatiorw ritb JOolJ;nd undo•· proaent.

ooad1t.l0110 h tho t.aalt ot deUJ clo .. and t'ri tndlJ rtl&Uowo llit.b a POftl' which

baa liMa oat.abllahe<l b)' t.bo Pollab people on He own aoU an<! ..,.. ch boa alrndy

fJ'O'IO e\1'0118 and boa lh no aJWJ wbioh t.o1othor with tho !tad .U,., 1a lilht.inl

a,alaat. t.bo a.-. I ht?e t.o oaJ ~7 \bat. 1t tho Polleh Coaodt.t.ee ot National Liberation

will t.ruatora 1t..U lnt.o • Prondon.al Polllh Oonn.cnt. t.non, ln Yin of tho

..,..,.oal.s_ t.ho 8onet. OoYO'maeot. will not baN &nJ aerlOila crouno tor poel.pon~

- ot t.bo quoat.lon ot ito noopd Uon, It h nee .. aery t.o boar ln alncl t"-t

in t.bt n...,U.enln.f ot a pro-.Ullod and cl...,orat.ic Poland tho Soviet Union 1a

1nt.orut.od aoro t.bon Aft)' other po••r 110t. oall)' btoauoe the Soviet Onlon h boa,..

lllf t.ba _.n bi'W'It. ot the bott.le to r llboret.lon ot Poland but. alto boc&\lOt Poland

b • border at.ato wltll tho Sonot. Onion o.nd the pl"'bl• or Poland h ln .. parabl•

"- tho prMl.• ot atC\lrl tJ ot t.bo Son a t On1on. To t.bh " hut t.o o .. d t.bot.

tho •••-• ot tho lied .._. 1n Poland 1n tho t111!t. apia.~ th• Dtl'8&NI or• t.o

a fi'M~ d.,._• d..,..S ... t. on tho pn .. oco or poac• llll oneS ~rua~wort.b,y roar i n

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while t.bt ..trr• rovernatnt and ito underrrovod •1•n~o bJ their terroriotio actiono

are cr .. tinc a thrut or oivU wa.r in the r .. r or the Red .lnl7 anti oovntoreot the

IQCOtaa .. or t he lett.er. On the other hand, vn<ltr the mnc!ition which axiet in

Poland a t. t.be pretant. t l.at tt.are aro no reaaona tor the continuation or tb t

pollCJ or eqpport or the aaifre ronnaent, Olbich b .. loot. .U contidence o! tbe

Polioh popal.ation in the coun~r, and bttidta creat .. a threat or chU wa.r in the

rear or the !ltd .ln~To violati"' ~bua ovr •-r• lntoraata or a I\IOOtuM tl,t>t

.,etnet. ~he a.,..,.. I think tba~ it 10011ld be natvral, juot and pro!ihblt tor

our c_,n cattoo 11 t.bt ronrnaenta ot t.bt illitd countriu at the tirot. atep

han arrotd on an t-tdiat.a oxchanct or reprtoentat.lYeo wltb t he PoUeh lation&l

c:-it.t.et .o thot alter a certain t l.ae it 100uld bt """lftlatd ao the lawt\11

to¥trnaont or Poland alter the trana!Ol'llttion or t.bt National Coal.tttt into a

provillonal ron...,.ant or Poland. Ot.borwl .. 1 aa arratd that tho oontid-• or

the Polloi> People in the illitd powera ~ wMice.o. I thlnk that we cannot allow

the Pollab people to oq that we art oacrl tlOlllf tho intoruto .:>t Polan<! in tuor

or the lnter .. t.o o! a bandlul o t Pollab ..trranto in Landon.

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MESSAGE FOR THE PRESI DENT FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE

With reference to the •eeeage fro~ Prime Minis ter

" Cnurchlll, no. ABO, dated today , ln which he reouests '\

urgently that you eend a meeaage to the Klng of Greece

urgl~ upon hl• a~reement to a regency, you will recall

that on December 22, under cover of a me~randum, I

sent to you a suggested meas~e alonp the linea or the

Frime 'Unla~er 'a request .

For your convenlenc~ there 1a attacned the text

or the proposed telegram to Amoaeeador \o/inant and the

mesea~e for hlm to dellver from you to the Kl~ or

Greece .

I am leaving a copy or the suggested tele~ram to

Amt,aaaador -..~ nnnt wl th the Hap Room eo that if you approve

l~s diapatch, !t can be sent 1~edlately and be in

London by tomorrow mornln~ . as re~ueeted by the Prime

l!1niater.

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• TELEG!W! FOR AMBASSADOR WINANT

FROM THE PRESIDE~T

Please deliver the following message from me to

the Ki ng or Greece. Please also give a copy or t his

meeeage to Prime ~Un1eter Churchill on hie return and t $"~ ,.

tell him lt is in answer to h1eAS60 or December 28 to

ce.

~UOTE I have been profoundly distressed, and I know how anxious you must be about the situation which haa arisen in Greece. We are not directly involved in t his matter and are anxloue not to intrude ourselves into the internal artaira or Greece or or any other or our liberated allies, We have welcomed Your ~Ajesty 1 e statements and t hose of your Government assuring the Greek people that they shall have full opportunity to pronounce themselves as t o their future form of government, and we have had full confidence that these pledges would be carried out. Unhappily , however, l t seems evident from tne repo~ta which I receive from Greece that there is still widespread confueion on this 1eaue within the country. Whether or not tnls contusion haa oeen delioerately snread by Your ~'ajesty' s op.,onente, 1 t would seem to cons titute a very real problem wnlch muat oe disposed o: it unity and order are to b e restored. I am reluctant at tnle distance from the scene to otter wnet oay appear to be gratuitous advice, but it has seemed to ce increasingly clear t rAt only a courageous end patriotic action or Your NaJefltY could restore confidence and clear the way for euceeaaful negotiations. Tne g reat love we Americana oear for Greece emboldens ce, therefore, to express our ho~e tnat you will give ~oet favorable coneidera•ion to the recommendations wnien I understand have been made to you for the nacing or t he Archbishop as Regent or the Crown in Greece . It seems to me that tnia action mi~ht be parti cularly effioaoioue if it were accompanied by a reaffirmntion of Your HaJeaty·' a intentions an~ by an assurance t nat eleotlona will be held at some fixed date, no m3 tter how far 1n the future .

My heartfelt sympathy goes to you in these ditf1oult and 1.mhappy days. UNQUOTE


• • Mc.4J)-709

Allied oUieers fre:o .>tl~l\J' aeleoted to go t o llos cow ure Air ll•r•hul

'l'ourier, Deputy ~upro;no Co""\11Ur1der; J&,Jor Oone1'111 bull , Chhf of Operuliona;

W1d br1~udier General betto , l.oolat...nt C- 2. General s Bull &nd !lett. are

U . ... . ot!iceraa

For the tive-day period up to ot1d 1ncludin;t yesterday , air roree

c41.:alo 5iiS en~ planes , )'16 eno:11 t.noca and over 4 , 000 """"'Y :oot.or

~r~n~port v~;icles a~stroyed .

Heports 1ndiCilte fog haa poraiated over btitt.le "rea tod~ lb1tlng

~Jr air opcr.~ions .

•enor of press rooorte i ndicates g~ner!Llly improved eitu•tion 1n

Selyiu.'ll . \',estern tip of enemy aali 411t h<oa been blu.nted and t hrust Iuick .

~any pri~oners t~en .

Ia ~j--------------------------------------~~~ Regraded Unlcassified

• lll!4J1- 7 11./

FhOJ: IIWIW... 1»<0 ....

TJ ; Ttlt. rhh.'>i ML.oT

• 28 Dee«>:ber 1944

kequest pe~ldssion t.o give i>ute Dep.._,.t,~t copies or

Pri:le lliniater' a dS9 and d60, (Uh-<lllT-706 and 707) , t o reco.:nend

repl,y for you .


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PWI .. P1'1T1 3

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feUMJS., u ••• .., ......... •u ,... a.1n.r ot CJI'qM u u ., •t.r t.o NPOft t.o

n-~ toll-' a\ \1M mat•-~ all ..,.._, "" DIIDl

..a, Sa ,.,_ ot N\Mlhhtll a &1~. All -"' ..-... of

....... "• ,_.., ., ... 'b ...... ia fa- ot .....,., lllial

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IIIIIP17o tile ' .. of t.lll J'oJI ler Pvt,r UIOIIIII't b __ , Ulat.

.. ., • , t. •t a a11 , •IIMilA be lief..,.. .w ILAII w -epW

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on .......... - CII'Wk ll.llc t.o &OMpt. ..trio~ of b1a .... JdA1at.er,

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INt. ball ._ prnz•"" t.o .-4 • t.el•..- ill h1a - WCIJ'dJI IMlt. ill

-of., 1mt1iat.eJ., foUowlq.

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•-,_. with 11111e I aboulAl croa~ hope t.bat. ,.... would totl

,......U ·~ t.o MD" a peraODal. t.olocr'• t.o t.be l1llc of oroeoo

dll'lac t.ba atd. tw dq8 .apport.iQc t.be roprotent.at1oa wo abaU

... t.o 111.11, of wb1oll .. toball aop,.... 1ol~ • ., 1dea 1a

\bat. U. .._.,. allllllld bo oalJ' for - JNI' or t.Ul a Pleblo

eit.o - bo bold aD"or ooll41t.10De what. 1a o.Ued •aol'll&l t.~

oo t.bat. I eu Jill\ t.bo eaoo ill aoet. tawrablo _,. t.o t.bo 1111&·

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Ulat. wolllAl MIDI ov t.uk oaoiar. Ill'. Prooideat., " ban loot.

..... 1 1000 - ~ rr"' tiM ... ,_. ~ ot AU.U 1a now

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rq1JIC DOW bere DOW \11- a.acl t.be poor people all p1nobecl a.acl aalT

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et ur., ~ tiMa at. t.be fti'1Du depot.e, A117Wac \bat. 70U - ey

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eot. tort.b b7 OC..-.l aoobie, ror t.be roat. •• are ro1Dtoro1na u

b -•&1'7 alld lliUt&JT oolllllit. wUl co on, !be •ut. ujor1t.,J

ot t.be pup1a lone tw • eot.tl t. t.h&t. •Ul rr.. t.h• tro. Ula

C~at. t.error •

.. haft t.o t.binlt ot Ul .I.At.orle orr.....-t. wh1oh CUI be re

n-d wb• ov 18111 bopea tor -t.ina t.&llea plaoe, !Ida 4&t.e

ahoal4 not. Mil be tor clbt.&nt., 1\ •Ul t.h• be poaa1ble t.o oorre

lat.e ov "'"'- ODd aot.1..... Ill t.he M&Dihlle •• b&Ye no cho1oe

,..rr t. lllldoor .. ,_,. ot Arobbiabop, on4 t.o pr ... oo wi\11 011r

boo~ ud 111lHQ&bt. , .. ot ol•&r.I.Ac At.beaa troa n17 dUipno&a,

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- praaalna \lie .,... aclnnoe. I ahollld nlue • t.ele,raa wbea

I ret.uD OD Pr1d&T •I'D.I.AI•


• 28 December !944

IIR-OOT - 70S

FOlt TH! Pf<ESIDfliT F'RCJI AIJURAL BRC>WN .

Our lOlat Airborne Division and a par~ or the U. S. 7~nth Anoorod Liviaion

who have held out i n Baatogne have been reached by t he u.s. 4th Arnored Divieion

dr iving uo from the oouth. SIIAE'f bellevee thQt our link-up with Baetosne w st

draw attention or en....,. sharply to this a rea . It ia poasi ble he wUl now divert

arn~or to atop our penetration and try t o captu re Baato!l"e while there i s s t ill

tiae.

On the northern nar.k , tho enemy' s plsnned Offflnse nort!n<ard has been f rus

t rAted due to ground-<dr beaun .. plus dierupted supoUeo of troops and ll&terial.

There h no chanp around Dinant at the western t i p or tbe en""'1 salifnt .

The thl r teecnth day of t he enemy's counterof i'ensi ve find a his ~'ifth and

Sixt.h Panur An:deo t ttaporar11y etopped , with tiae not on his aide. He baa

euffercd heavy l ossee.

Heavy 111orni~ fol( over ba ttle are6 today wlll probably dissi pate t o penlli t

&1 r operatione.

Tbe enemy has attacked in the western aector of our Italian front in an ar•a htlo by the Aoteriean 9"-no D1Ti8ion ( col o l"ed) , f o rci111 our troopa to make alimt

wi thctrawala .

fal'tern Front

EnOIO)' forces in a.aapest , l>AU<v~o to be largely Hun,;o.rian troooa, e.ro

virtually aurrounded by Soviet enci rcling IIIOVU around t he Danube bend . There are

no reporta of Soviet a ctivity in other a .. tora.

Pl\c1f1c

On 27 IJ~cember, Jwo J iJM • a• bambardfd a~ain by Taak Crouo under Htar Aeodral

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, .r. !Di~h , conoiatlng of ~hn orul••r~ Ch•~t<r, r~n~rol• Lnd SAl~ Lak< Cily, plua f1v• ne•troyera . Tne b<dbllr<llr<nl b"""" "l 1:00 p . m. , and our unite eease<l !1Mmr 0

o~ro 11181 aust-.1nf d by ehios or orraonnel. Our tle5troycrs o~e.;t.royro one en(lf:ly

LUMtv ti':e , S Leced<r bob • ...._..,~ of bo im&, t~' cor "'""ln.• otrlocr of the aestroyrr lloe and lhl'eo men wer·e injurw by ahrapncl from an enf"!'1Y aestroyer ucort >ollicn the ~"' lattr suni< .

Mindoro

followlnv diUM'(e from aircrwt: the battleship eustainrd t"" SOQ-pound hito And ••• L.~ st~ tra!lln- oil . Our Ultcntlls wer" seen to ain< on• deo~royer and """"'"" o.nothor . Th" bonblnr took p4e< atout :IJ .Uu wut of li.in(lOro, at 9 :00 p.m., 2b Uecembtr.

Aoodral Aincaio' s rorcc dlar>ootcneo to 1ntcrce:--t tne Jap ahios l>.>mbarcln.or

On 2S ~OCR;lltr , th• Robert J . nukrr, &n American merohont frr1 •nter of

Sydney, Auatro.lia. The Robert J . l'lalkH wua bter sunl< b)' our Ol'!l ro~cct .

Atlantic

A Geroan ••bcorlr.A ••• oun< in the mia ~tlantlo y<oterrtay by a convoy tscort-in• &'I'OUP·

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:tll Dteeo>ber 19/Jo

IIR-OUT-704

f'OR TH< PR~Sll H.'T Fl<QI A!r.IIRAL LfJJIY,

Referrin.• to Herriman• a 2n T)O (IIR-<lUT-?OJ) , I ""' <1l.ecu•dng

wit.h l!ar and llavy "'~cHic repliu to ~ne quu~ions containl'd t.hert~

in (I'IU!Dbt:r nnd Mm~l of St.~>If, c:toa .... eter or balance of party , ..... ber

or airplanes, etc . )

Re!errin~ to ~6 Decmber measa,;~ from St.nlln (!.!R-OUT-702) p~r

IDi•sion is ro•\UUtod ~0 send " CO'>Y to ~ecr•tary or State for hie

into""" t.i on.

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27 Deeoober 19~~

I t old llolotov this afternoon thbt I had received word fro:n you ttu.t 1! ll"rehal Stalin could not cOllie to tho Jlediterr lille&n you ..-ore pre-p. rod to eoae to tho lilac.< :>ea. I -.,hashed the ditricultleo t.nc l thia oecioicn ade tor you but t.."•t. in coneideration or .tarshal ;;.taltn ' s healt.~ 70'J were prop. red to taco thn. •• dioeuaaod in del.ai.l tho t.rr&no;eraenta tor the ~olding of the 'SOeting <~t Yalta with your ship at ~~v6stopol. !Jolotov said he WQuld discuss the queationa with liarahal Stalin 1111d set i n touch "ith "" t o:JIOrrow. It was agreed that I Mnd ap,ropriAto """"b~r• ot the :oil ita ry llll.ssion llhould g<> to the ol.ce o! thP meetino; after prellla.ln&ry 6rr-..ng"""'"ta hove been 'I'Jldo. It .,Ollld be b•lptu.l 1! I COll< · • inio.-.d ot the nuea ot the princip.al "'""""r4 or your :>orty and t.,• nwober r.nd character ot tho balance or tho p•rtY eo th .. t auite\Jl.e arrange:Dento can be "ade for their accom.'llo<lation . Ae hotele and un .. tor ia wor·e s t ripped of t heir tumHure the Russians will h..ve to :""ke extensive propGratione .

If you o.re to be ac~ompanl.ed D7 the Cbiel'e or !it.C'f would :;ou wish • to diseuse nth llsora~t.ll St.a.lin nie brinpn' their oppoeite nudlers ot the P.uoolMo suu·r . I tool ti'd.s 11ould be helpl'ul in the eotabJ.ish.'llent ot l'eL tionahipe usefUl in future diaeuesions . In ad 1 tion I hll ve l'ound till t llarahal !italin ho.s !14m~ti'!ll's given hla agree...,nt on !:tilit••I"Y , rouosalo wnich ho 'l&a not ru~ •turtied and subsequently reversed th.., u t"r eon•ultint his ata!!. The presence of """"bero or his at l'r 'IIOUld I IH-lio\e t.""reforo contribute to definite doclai<>:~a . llolotov aa.ccrl for the •poroxi..,.te date when you expeet~d to arrive in the Crimea. I o.xolained that the Prl.:ae .U.niat er had acreed to go "'J•r ever you .Jeeided 1111d tnerefol'e I •Udgested tr"t tho llarobal not co=icute with llr . Churchill until you had ho.d a ch~~t~eo to c1<> so after 'IIllich I ;resu:red llar.tu.J. :.!.<.lin woolc risn t o oxt•nd hu an invit ation . I did thio u I do not .cnow now f.r you have kept the PrilM lUnister inforned or tho recent dev.Uo:~ts . I 'NOuld apprveute aovlce on this point . In orncr t .... t ,.. can 'll&.'<e k!"!"at\l!e....,nto at !iavutopol, it would be helpful to have aovie" •• to tho ena raeter and number of "'"''1 vessels tor which provi3ion should bo otade . Aleo the "P. •roxi,.te number of a1r p1unoa IIIlich wUl hring your porty 1n in aaditl on the ch.ra,ter or the ICa1l p4neo and !roaa who,.., the;y l!Ould t'lJ' .

a-( .:<. / d () 3 s ;?r

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ahara your oplni~~ tnat pr1~r to co~voeation or a icn•ral conterenoe or the Ollit..t lat.iona on the quaation or utabli8haant ot en Int.e:nv.tionel Or4&1'1hation n .tlould aero• 11po11 the pl"ineipal queat.iona not af!Teed IIPOn in the courae of tbe ~n Oa_lcs co!lYeraM.io~ arut, 1n tba t1rat l)4ca, O!l tba QQntioo ot tba prooedltn of 'Nti!ll in the 8ee•Jr1.ty CollOeU. • :-mvs to r e:Dind you that. in tho oritlMl a&rican ctrort n e apecially malircd t.ha noeasait:r to wolir out epaci&l -Nlaa in regard to t.h•· proc"<<ure ot vot i ng i n c:Ma ot Q di~;~u~a ~<llich involvaa

direotl¥ one or u nr&l peN&O~nt -'>era ot the Colulc1l. In t.be BrHieh draft 1t wu &leo et.atod tb&t the r-r&l order or eatUaent or dieputae between ~re&t power a, eboulcl 111cb dieputea arhe, caa:r prove unfit.

In tbia connection the first and aacoad points or :rour propos lll aeot llitb • objeot.ioce end can be accepted, l>Nrlna in aind that pointe two deale witb procodw-e QU&Itiotll Mnt.ionod in clllpter n, eubdivhion °08 •

.U roprda point t.broe ot your propoaal. I have, to liT rocrot, to inlona JOil tba t with the propooecl by JOQ word1114 o~ ttue po! nt I eee no ponibillt:r ot &f"01111• AI JOQ JOW' .. lt ocait the principle of W'l&nillit:y or peraanont a..t>ore 11 ucaaeuy in al.l docio1one ot tho eo.noil in roprd to doteaiaat.ion ot a

t.broot to peace ae ..U ae in r eiJ)ect to aauure1 ot ali.aination of euoh a t.hi'Mt or tor ..,.reuion of aure•lion or ot.ber 'f1olation1 of peace. Unclollbte<ll.7, t.h•.t wbaD doci&iou on quut.ione ot 111ch a n-.wro ue aac!e there ~aaet be tllll ....,. •• nt

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•· Min reopondb1ll\7 tor Min\onane. or .,...,. ana .. curl\r.

I\ pea wit.hou \ a¢n, t.ha\ t.ho att•pt \o p,.,.vont , on a ~ertain otar e,

0111 or oaver&l. po...nont a..O.ro ot the Council fi'OIIl part1c1paUnr tn YOU ng on

llid c;ueeti ono, ana t.haorotl c.U:r 1\ it J)O•dbla \o , ,_. &l.oo • ca .. wl!on t.ha

M,jorit;r Of pe1'1Ml\On~ l .. la~trl will 1\nd t.I!GIUYIO provont•d rroa ~wticipation t n aakinc o•ciaione oc a qo;1eat.1.on, can t\aYe fatal conaequ•neea !or t.be " " ' ' or pretci"'I&Uon ot inUrnAt·i or.a.l. ttcurit ;r. ~~h I aituation 11 in contr~<Il.Otion

with t.l!a prineiph or _,...,...,t an<! unanint;t or ooclaiona of tbo tour l...Unr

powen uw ~&n .L .. d \0 a oi\union ollen eaae rr••~ power• are put in oppoaHion

\o o\h er cr••~ powora ar.o tbh ·~ u.rv onLine tne c<iUoe or univer•&l. ••~~trit;r. I n pre-wentt on of t.h1• Mall countriu ar-. int.ereat.ed not 1••• t.nan 1reat. po .. ro dnce

~ l pll t IIIDOng CJ'o&t po .. er o, llnite<l lor tosll.• O! sa.i11l8 ,&1\CC 01' j>-..Ce &nd .. curit;r

ror all peac..u-.inr cour.~riea 1a prtiPll'l\ wit.l! tr.a - • t rlaqeroua con .. q\l...Caa for all theu nationa.

Therefore 1 have \o 1ndat on our lonr.or po31t1on on t.!:e quoaUon or vot.-

1QC i n t ba Secur~•~ Council . Thh poaHion, •• 1t •••• \o me, will provido t ho """lntamaUoaal. OrraniuUon with tho unanWt7 of four pons-., conttibuUrw to aOQilllng ot attt•pta ~ put c art&l.n pr.w .. ra in oppoaitl.on to other p11t pow._-, 'IIIIich (un&aillltr) 11 neceuar:r tor tbdr joint Iicht acainat acrra .. ion in tha tut.oro, llatu ....U:r, auch • alt~&~Uon woula aewro tho 111tcraota or aa&l.l nat.iona

in the cauae of pr11arvation or their .. CUJ'lt)' nnu ~tl COt roopon<l to t.ha in

tareah of unhera&l. peace .

1 hope tbat )'011 will ut.i&ata the iaporl.anca ot the abova-atatod viewa

1n !nor or t.ha principle ot unaniaitr or daclolona or tha twr l....Unr povara and

that we ab&ll t1no "" acreod upon d":bion of t.hia quaation aa w.U u cart&l.n

other qu11Uona whlch ....ain aWl II.Daolvod, On tbe baaia or "'ch an acread Upoll decioion OW' reprUeDtatiYU could WOri< OUt I tull dr alt. Oft t.hh qllta1.1on

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and dieouu the....,.... nee .. .., !o~ an oul;r e<>nYoeatlon o! a ,_raJ. eon

f•~•nc• ot tho United llat.iona.

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•<t ..... /ur ... rt10.4'i

for • ..lliAO tr.><>po coulel

ov~r b6ttl• h t • !~proved und our air foroo4 6c~lve .

lOP-SEC •. d Regraded Unlcassified

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27 Deeeober 191J. IIR...Q!JT - 71?9

FOI< '!\IF Pf<fl;ILFNT rru:tl AIJII~AL OOWN.

The wutem ti;> or ~ht enc)' r;>enttnti on haa now r• •eh~d a ;>Oint ~wo miles fl'O'll Dinant on the lleuse Rl.ver bdow Uamt r. Three Br:Hlllh atvisiona from Holland are Ln th1• ar<ft .

The tneay has conc~ntr~teo ~at. etr• .n "t.h on t.ne nort.hern ahoul<ter of their !l&l.itnt, apparently antici'>'•tinP that our counterattack will """"' at thh ooint. Th•re has been heavy fighting all alon~ this northern !lank, but no aignlficent eban.•e in positi ons .

On th• southern rlanl< , General Pa .Lon haa <>ado ....U ~;ains nortll><aro. Hi a forces i n this area ere bein .... further at.ren,•t.nencd .

Tnero ar• eontlnueo re:><>rts or heavy cnmy •etivity in northern Holland . Weathrr tooay over battle ar•a fo•,c, witn pr~uly il!l<>l'OV...:I tlTin• eonditlona

foreeust. for t(Xl)()rrow.

For thf' :>-ll.at. ae-v•ral diaya t.nf re na betn llt.t.le cn.nre on uen~r&l. Cl&.nc ' a 15th Amy Group front in Hal,y. '!he bulk or our Coree. and or the en"'"¥ t.aa .,..c;_, ceen 1" tile weu\o"' sector - from Bolo mn to t he Adriatic. There •re now in-dieatlons that tn""'J' plans bulle-up or otren.,:t:t in th~ loM n•Pl•cted wrat.ern s~ctor, buL his in~entione not clear.

Phillppin•e

As of ~ tececbcr, U. S . Fichth hnoy (J•nernl Ficnelberp•r) has aaouMed

forthcooil'lc: ooe rHt.i on•.

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• • Jaoan

'72 S&ipan-baaed B-29'• have again bombed Nlil<ajim& aircraft en&ine pJ.ante i n Tokyo . llo detalle 7et. received.

l!indoro

At about 4r00 p.m., 26 December , our ai rcra ft sighted an enOIIIY task force, C<llllpOied or one battleehJ.p, one heAV)" cruiser and .rlx dutro:Yt'ra 90 ..U~e weat ot l!indoro on an eaat.erly course.

At 6: 30 p.m. Taok Group composed of two heavy cruisers , two light cruiaer a and ten deatroyera , aeparted trora Le,-t.e at high speed toward llinaoro in orcer t.o intercept the enemy force.

Throughout the reat or the day, the Jap uni ts stood toward llindoro, and at about aidnieht ahellec the beach in the vicini t7 or San J oae.

There ~<re indications thllt so•'" &cage wu watllined by the Jap forces. further details not avaUnble at thia time.

~

On 26 Decembe:-, a J ap craah-diver hit and d"""'ged a Dutch a~erchant ahJ.p anchored nea r our base a t Samar and caused extensive d8111age in the area 48 tho result or the exploalon.

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"The t roop abi p :iS LWPJJ.O\ L1..U. was torpedoed and ounlc three miles oft Cher bourg . I t was act uall y t orpedoed at l754Z on the 24th of December and sank at 2000Z. Thera wore 2, 255 per sonnel on boe.rd . Ther e have been 1, 144 survivors picked up in good c ondition . There are 632 mer.~!:lers in t he hospital . 256 bodies have been r ecove red . Thoro are s t i l l 223 missing. This ahip .. .,.. car rying el e:nents of the 66th In fantry Division."

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~Tl. Phf.lt~'T 10 PRIVt.

R~ferrin.· c.o 110' 677. 5t.alln h"l &·Jr£ec1 t.o recrlve an

officer of f.iaenho,..er1 a ~ta!f <>nU diocuaa Lhe si tuntion wHh

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FiaenhOwer hae been in!onoed .

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fOf TKF PRESltE}.'T Fftll AWlRAL D!!(Y,,ll.

W~atem front

Padio reoorte stat~ tnat weath~r conditions over IJ&ttl• aN!a 'lfil..l all&ln allo• our tactical air rorcoe to ope rate.

There lla • been no leu tmlnP o! eneft11 pressure in hie clrtv~ t o the l!euae, but no ioloort.ant dovelOj)Cient .

In Baetosrne elements of O«r l Obt Airborne rtviaion sturbornly holcin,· out although eut off. Third A~UY froo aouth now within five miles of this town.

£1e~nere in F~ce, th•re hae bo•n little activity since &ccomb~r 16, when th• Cer.aan counter-ott ens! ve be~._n . bot.h t.h~ en~ ttno thf" Alllt-8 nave or~t.wn lliUch otre~h south fro:~ the Colo 'l'lo-Aachen aector, but we have not ~;ivon u? acy eround.

~on~ the Saur River, and eaat to the khine, Oeneral PAtch ' a Army has aasum<a a dofenaive role ana here li•ewi•o there llaa been little cnan •e.

At the extr ease southern end or our lin.,, tht ene:~~y h!UI elun,• •tubbomly to Colmar IUld hie brid1•ehoRd woet of th• Rhine. '!'here hno been rep~ tee! re?Qrts tnat Himoler 1a ln cOIIIII&nd of t.hia aector .

PniUontnf's

General llacArthur has i •oued a loru· c.,._mi.,•• in khich he 1tateo th&t the Lt'yte-Samar C(llllpaign now can bo r e :•rded as closed ucepL for lllinor 100·opin; u~ .

1!!.!:!!! Japanese are continuinr to pull O'lt or northern Bunna. Japanrse int..,Ll ono

ar• not clear, but tl'le eataa•• !rcrJ Genual !IW.tan• a he •d·.~~rter· is t.hat. it Allied pr~o•ure ia ... intalned, ent'll\)' ia not capable o! aainta.lnin • <u.aLa.ln'.'d eefene• of centrol Bu noa unlesa r einforced.

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The bUUu!dp IfYIIA is r~turnlnv t.o Pearl with a wom shaft .

?~e\tlc &Jbmarin•s

Tho eut:nnrine llfi!GALL retumod frtf'!l a PAtrol in the South ChiM ~•aa

~erioualy damaged by an eight inch ah•1l and Ia credit~d witn ainkl~ n heavy

cruiser in acsdi tion t.o duagin; a h~avy cruiaer on 13 Oece:aber or! tho cout of

French Tndo-ChinA.

SubmArines are credit<d witn sinkln• three ollcra on the ~2nd of Lecornber.

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J6o11ne.e air raid on saipan re'sult~o 1n t.he lo s of' one 8-:.C9 . 7'wo Jap

pl&nf'l were abot. ciown.

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Thrt< plain lA!lP.U"I>" oessa>•oa in lnr.liah have bten rccoivoa froro an unkno>m

source tolli"" of an enemy naval task force conaiatin,; of .L battleship, 1 nonvy

cruiser and 6 Cleotroyers movln;r down 1'1"0'11 ).(nniltt to 11ithin six milea southwest

of the nort.h~eat tip of :U.nooro. Tnio lul alrntin• ,. .• made at 06l.S thia

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~'rca ~•ro~J. Stalin t.o t.he Pr .. icent., .,~roor>al and oeuet..

•1 baTe received JOt1r c;eas...- recaNJ.nc acn41ng to Woacow a

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llaturally , 1 awee with you r propoanl na well as I aercc to l!leet

the officer fi"OIII Uonoral. l>isenhower and to 10rrunp,e an exchan~e of

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It at!lrmat1ve answer ie received !rom Yar•hsl Stalin with re8ard

to Eiaenhower'• lendin<! o!ticer to lloacow, "Qair&l. Leal~)< dl~c\A we eo

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Radio reports state t.h.ot our air !orceo ..,..., out again in tl'e:tendoue otrengtb tor t ne third eucceaaive a.y.

The en8ftll' e!forto to roach tno lleuee, with Leige believed to be pri:aary objective, continue to be blunted in tno northern h&lf or the bre...c- throlllfl\ aroa . OUr forces alon~ t he lin• llonecil..n-~.....>t.•valot. a re holdinc this gl'OW'd fi.-..l.y ~ainet increasl.n& one:lij' pruoure . ' e have reg:.ined cont.ect with our isolated Wlit.s ~~round Vielsal!o.

EneJ~~,Y ' e drives in oouth have p•netrated to "1.thin five lllilea of lleuee below ~ewr end ant in contact with British end u.:;. Wlito.

G<!neral Patton• s for ces 'liOving north <>ado ut.isf&ctory proiress yeat~J'dey t.o..&J'd Baat.oane •;t>ore A !l411'1e&'> unite are holding out.

AT !..ANTIC

~ Cenadien aine-...,••P"r us torpedoed and """" )0 ad.loe eout.h or nalitax on the ~th . Sixty- tour ourviv<>rs recovered.

The 1' ... ~. on nttr oixth • :>r patrol , $(.l\lt a 10, 000 t.on oUer.

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I t hao been confir~ed that tho ~OWHkN capeized but remained aflOQt

one- hal! hou r. Six Sllrvivors havo been recovered .

n.u J!itA

Air &nd eurr .. ce for ces at tacKing I wo Jima on the 24th inflicted

consiaerable do.alage with no damage t.o Olll'ealvee . o>CX~~e "''8:11 •h1D¢n~ wae

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IIR -<lUT- 686

FOR THE PRtSI DrN'r PlOt ADIIRAL ~.

Late radi o reports indio· te improvied e1tuat1on

t.ock7 on llol1.ern tront. lio official. verification yet.

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Our Air Porcea ara out ap.in t oday in t NIIIendous atrengt.b . Yesterday over

4, 000 aort.ies -.ere Clown b)' our .Ur Forces in perfect weather.

Aa or noon, 23 December , the eighth da:l' or th~ count.er-offenaive , operational

reports of poaitiona of our forces and en~ movement s do not materially alter the

situation as last r eported .

rio further penetration by the en~ toward the Ueuse has been report.ed, but

the situation, part.i cu.larlJ in the s outhern area west of Baat.ogne, 1a atill not

clear enough t.o warrant aaying that enOQJ drive haa been blunted.

General Patton' a reerouped unUs are making good progress moving nortt'Pn a

broad front from lhe city of Luxembourg, meeting otitr res istance.

F.l.ements o.r our aeverely cut up divisions who are holding out in tho vicinity

of Vi elaalm are undoubtedly plqing very intport.ant role in delqing development of

""allY pl<U\.

Pacific SUb<arinel

The TI'ILEl'lSK, on ita third war patrol, reports sinking a F'urutalca or Aoba

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Boni ne

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24th and 21th.

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