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The .Aeting RtpreRe11t.ati1vi in Rumawia (.lfl.lbourne) to the . .;;1_ ,.,.!aT'JI of 

State, July tit, 1945 

'"'l!l!!e,111111- BucHAnt.sT1 ,Tuly 12, 1945--1 p. m. 

~ '.!UG~l\'T [R<'<'f>iVE'd July 13--1 a.. m.J 

465. In connf'rtion with nc.>gotiations ri•Iat1ve · creatiJo•' Sovi<'tRu1:1anian pPtrolt•um company (rcf<'rt'nce my u·l~am 456 of July 

8 1) t ha,·e just rl.'<'<'h·ed from a reliable source copy of \ettur dated 

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like O'l ... ~11-1.~ hing out troops without suffi<'it•nt r1•(•onnuissan1·f', hut 

· it ts considcttd prop<'r to' convey to th<' Rovit•t Cnion, prior to tho 

·• . , comin(.n~~rtl<'ni or tJw Three-Powc>r Conft•n•n<'", tlw Imp1•ria.I wii..h to 

e!1if U•1 ·•:n. I hopE' that you will make 1•xplanation to tlw folio,· "-t;; 

IJl!!C'L 1lin..,_ 1 Jr to ~ f olot1w: 

llis ~faje;ty tiil' Emp..ror of ,Jnpan, hC'ing solil'itous o'·<'r the 

int·re&.Sing <'al11mity and d11.rn1tg<' of illl' war to tht• hdlig1•n•nt mu!.',;,~. 

desires that thC' war ~houlil prompth- hl· lir1>U{?ht to trn e11u. :'-\. ,., i 

tliclc.~::. fr. long II.I! Britain nnu tlw t'rnl1•u 8ttltl'ti adh1•n• lo th1• il1·1:1:'•H1 

fol-· Ja!Jn11 '1> mwonditional surrt•n1h•r in tlll' Grt•alt•r E11..;t Asia \'f".,,., 

·thf're).· no otlu1r way for .Japan but to fight through tlw , •••. ;· •it a~i 

bazCJdq for tl1c honor and t>xiste111·t• of the country. It is e1.1d1 

: against our will to t.lwtl rnon• blood of belligt•rt•nt nations for • hi>.t 

'tNtson. !Tis 2\J ujp<:ty liop1•s to rP~lor£• pNtce as soon as possibl(• Cor 

the sake of thl· huppint•ss or mankind. 

The ~ . ._1.>~vc lmpE>ri11l wish,.~ arl' rootL•d, not only in ITis )faj1•t<ly's 

benl'vo!,•nf<' to l1ic; ~11i,j1•1·t::o 1 but in hh. !warty 1h•sin• £or tlw h11p1m1C'ss 

of mankincl, e.nrl lw intl'n<ls to displltl'11 Prin<'P Konoye Fumimaro as 

•P~ial Pm;oy to the Rovi(•t Union, h1•aring his P<'rsonal lPttrr You 

' ·;tre'd_ire<·ted, th1·r~~ort', to_ ronvC'y this to ::\folotov, and promptly obtain ~rom_ th<.' ~oviet Gov<'mml•nt admission into that <'ountry tor the 

• •• )J>c'clal envo,· and his suit<•. (The list of members of the special 

· ... :~voy1s spJ.t.c"',~m he cabll'd latt•r.) FurthC'r, though it is not possible 

.for the special envoy to rca('h :\foi:.cow h<'forc tht• Russian authorities 

·· .-le(\ve' thl•re _for th<' Thrf'C'-Power Conf1•rt•nre, arrangements must be 

"J#tc:fe so that th<' special envoy may mt•ct lhtm as soon as tht>y 1pturn 

. ·- • fA> l\fo~row. . Jt is .dcsin:-d, tlu•rt>for1•1 that the special em·oy and his 

- tu.it~- rnake the Lrip by plane. You will requC'st Lhe Soviet CivH rn.-

: .- ~~t.lo send an airplane for thNn a~ far as .:\JunN1ouli or Tsit.dihar. ~ 

_ "fT.ugo informed Sato in a furtl1er •Clt'gram of Jul.> 13 that the S<)\lfil .\1uhass&. · dc:it in Japan had heen informed of t11e "I mpcrial \\ ish to encl the "ar" and had · - "promiaed to telegraph promptly ahout the matter to hi.I! Gover111net•t.." • .._ -.:- - rt', 

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