Cable, Secretary of War Henry Stimson to President Truman [re atomic bomb] with Truman's handwritten reply.
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Created Date | 1945-07-30 |
Description | 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. |
Creator | Elsey, George McKee, 1918-2015 |
Partner | National Archives and Records Administration |
Contributing Institution | Harry S. Truman Library |
Type | text |
Format | Correspondence Paper |
URL | http://catalog.archives.gov/id/200665 |
Rights | Unrestricted |
- Chicago citation style
- 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 May 26, 2018.)
- APA citation style
- 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
- MLA citation style
- Elsey, George McKee, 1918-2015. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://catalog.archives.gov/id/200665>.