Cable, Secretary of War Henry Stimson to President Truman [re atomic bomb] with Truman's handwritten reply.
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- 1945-07-30
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The first page of this document is a memorandum from the Secretary of War, Henry Stimson, asking for Truman's permission to issue the press release announcing the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. The second page contains Truman's handwritten response granting permission but asking that the release be made no sooner than August 2, after the conclusion of the Potsdam Conference.
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- Elsey, George McKee, 1918-2015
- Contributing Institution
- Harry S. Truman Library
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- CorrespondencePaperLoose Sheets
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- Elsey, George McKee, 1918-2015. Cable, Secretary of War Henry Stimson to President Truman [re atomic bomb] with Truman's handwritten reply.. 1945-07-30. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/200665. (Accessed October 2, 2022.)
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- Elsey, George McKee, 1918-2015, (1945-07-30) Cable, Secretary of War Henry Stimson to President Truman [re atomic bomb] with Truman's handwritten reply.. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/200665
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- Elsey, George McKee, 1918-2015. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://catalog.archives.gov/id/200665>.