| | От | Dassie |  |
| К | Dassie |  |
| Дата | 02.10.2003 17:59:21 |  |
| Рубрики | WWII; |  |
Трумэн, 17-18 июля 1945, Потсдам.
Из дневника и из письма жене:
7/17/45 Diary Entry:
"I told Stalin that I am no diplomat but usually said yes & no to questions after hearing all the argument. It pleased him. I asked him if
he had the agenda for the meeting. He said he had and that he had some more questions to present. I told him to fire away. He did and
it is dynamite - but I have some dynamite too which I'm not exploding now."
"He'll [Stalin and Russia] be in the Jap War on August 15th. Fini Japs when that comes about."
7/18/45 Letter to Bess Truman:
"...I've gotten what I came for - Stalin goes to war [against Japan] August 15 with no strings on it. He wanted a Chinese settlement
[in return for entering the Pacific war, China would give Russia some land and other concessions] - and it is practically made -
in a better form than I expected. [Chinese Foreign Minister] Soong did better than I asked him. I'll say that we'll end the war a year
sooner now, and think of the kids who won't be killed! That is the important thing."