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the Secretary did not know how
the newspaper obtained the
documents.
= 1t was pointed out that Mr..
Dulles informed the Senators to-
day of details of the events of
March Is. including a statement
that Mr. McCardle gave a gall
ley proof to Mr.. Reston that
night. But Mr.. Suydam would
not discuss the subject.
Mr.. Dulles told the Senators
today that the Yalta papers
were ready to go to the
printer last September, but were
held up on his instructions to
avoid any impression that they
were being released for political
purposes just before the Novem-
Der congressional elections.
A December date was recon-
mended, but another postpone
ment became necessary when the
British Foreign Office asked to
see the entire collection of docu-
mentS.
Secretary Dulles said that
when no British comments had
been received by early January
he sent a message to then For
eign Secretary Eden, explaining
this Governments desire to pub
lish the papers. On January Is
Mr.. Eden replied he still had
some questions which he could
discuss with Mr.. Dulles at their
meeting in Bangkok in Febru-
airy.
Mr.. Dulles said other matters
prevented this discussion at
Bangkok and when Mr.. Dulles
returned to Washington he ca
bled Mr.. Eden on March 10 that,
while general publication was
still being held up. the depart
ment planned to make copies
available to congressional COM
mittees.
Gives Chronology
Continuing. Mr.. Dulles gave
the following chronology of what
happened just prior to publica-
ton:
ON Monday, March IA. at the
regular noon briefing of the cor
respondents who cover the State
Department. the State Depart
ment spokesman, Mr.. Henry
Suydam. announced this pro-
gram Ito send copies to con-
gressional committees. This an
nouncement was premature, in
the sense that it was made be-
fore Assistant Secretary Morton
had had the opportunity to con-
suit with the appropriate men,
bers of these committees.
Shortly after luncheon the
14th / saw news ticket reports
which indicated that the chair
men generally preferred that
their committees not take Gus
tody of the papers. but thought
it would be better that the
State Department make them
generally public.
Letter Sent to Leaders
Assistant Secretary Morton
confirmed this, and l then asked
him to send the following letter
to the respective congressional
leaders:
Pursuant to congressional
authorization and appropriation
concerning special conference
volumes the State Department
has compiled the papers relating
to the Yalta and Malta Confer
ences of 1945. 1t is deemed in
advisable at this time to issue
these papers in volume for public
distribution. Since. however, the
papers have actually been COM
piled and since they may be of
interest to your committee men,
bers in their official capacity. but
not for publication, the Depart
ment of State will. if your COM
ittee so desires, make a limited
number of copies available on a
confidential basis
These letters were written
Monday evening, March IA. and
delivered by hand on Tuesday
March Is.
The Tuesday morning press
indicated that the delay in pub
LEGATION was widely ascribed to