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Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell)

William Averell Harriman came from an affluent background as an heir to the Union Pacific Railroad fortune. He was appointed as Secretary of Commerce in 1946, and worked on the Marshall Plan from 1949-1950. He then served as Truman's national security adviser during the Korean War.

Found 20 Documents

1944

The Battle for Warsaw

Stalin updates Harriman and Kerr on the Battle for Warsaw and what the Red Army has encountered as it advances toward Warsaw.

1944

Prisoners of War in the Balkans

Harriman and Stalin discuss the Red Army's help evacuating American prisoners of war from Romania and their treatment by the Bulgarians.

1944

Establishment of a Tripartite Military Committee in Moscow

Harriman, Kerr, and Stalin discuss the development of a tripartite military committee.

1944

Operations in France

Marshal Stalin and Clark Kerr discuss the strategy in France and hurting Germany by taking industrial centers.

1944

Bomb Installations at Debice

Clark Kerr thanks Stalin for cooperating with Anglo-American experts that recently inspected rocket installations in Debica, Poland. Note that the document refers to the city of Debice, Poland, which is in Northwestern Poland, near the German border. This city is not known to have or been near any rocket installations and it is therefore assumed by the processor that Debica was the correct city due to its proximity to Blizna and that it was called Debice in error.

1944

Stalin, Harriman and Kerr Discuss a Future Meeting

Ambassadors Harriman and Kerr discuss the possibility of a future "big three" meeting with Stalin.

1944

Stalin and Professor Lange Discuss Poland

Professor Oscar Lange briefs the U.S. Embassy in Moscow about his meeting with Stalin to discuss Polish affairs.

1944

Stalin and Harriman Discuss Poland

Ambassador Harriman and Stalin discuss the "Polish Question".

1944

Stalin and Harriman Discuss Air Power and the Japanese

Ambassador Harriman and Joseph Stalin discuss Far East Air Power and intelligence about Japanese military movements.

1944

Message Received from British Ambassador

Joseph Stalin and British Ambassador, Clark Kerr, discuss the future of the Polish government and Stalin's feeling about the Polish government in London.

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