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Cm ATIOUEY RL Lo! 7 ney 18, 2048 - D cee ALLINFCRMAT:ON CONTAINED. — sas BY HEURY WALLACE Reitla iS UNG LASSIFIED me TEE ~~ DATES /op/e BY. se ice oe ne «1 ‘accordance ‘with your - telephonte inst os, a Bureau official — today called upon Under Secretary of State Robert Lovett for the purpose of © obtaining any information in his possession Felative to jhe paniication © of the open letter to Stalin by HenryWallace, 4 ee ae oe Lovett stated that he wanted to report Py net of ‘circunstences a which might show soue prior knowledge on the part of Er. Wallace of the exchange of notes between the United States Government and the Russian Goverment. Mr. Lovett referred to Sergeant Janes i 7eoML lin, o.3 who had been a code clerk in the United States Enubassy in Moscow and who recenfly defected end Bao turned himself over to the Russian officials, Wr. lovett stated that Uclillin § -- had been alone in the code room at night. He further stated that the State . _ Department had sent a message to Ambassador Smith, in effect instructing |. - d@mbassacor Smith to tell Stalin first, that the ‘United States didn't want wer oe and secondly, that the United States would mot, however, be pushed arouml. = >. The Anbassador wired back agreeing with the message and then advised that hod had conferred with Molotov, who had been unusually polite and friendly. — message going to Ambassador Snith was sent on May 4. Ambassador Smith net seen Molotev-at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 9. ‘The message fro: Ambassador Smith to the State Department had left Moscow at 1:00 a.m, Monday, May 10, and reached the Department of State in Hashington on Monday, May 10, 3:43 am It © was a top secret, eyes only, message. Mr. Lovett stated that subse ently on . Monday evening, Hay 10, between 6:00 and 9200,’ the Moscow radio broa excerpts from the exchange of notes. London picked this up and CBS first put - any reference to the exchange of notes on a news cast at 9300 Pole, Fonday, a May 10. 1 was carried at 11s00 Pat. on the same night. ae; Se ae _ ir, Lovett ‘stated that fron here on the Anformetion is. spetalation, we wy, e stated that he pha a teamed that Mr. Wallace had sohedwled go1afge . nee or at Madison Square Garden; that on between midnight Nonday and the time of the meeting, ir, Wallace=had- {aa a _ printed and distributed his open letter in order that it would bé inthe Hanis | _ of ail persons attending his meeting on Tuesday night. He stated, hé : S.. . _ that if it can be’ show that Wallace's letter was printed prior to thetine: of the Moscow broadcast, it would indicate that possibly MclHllin e f* tipped off the Russian Goverment, who could have commmicated directly er. /\/ meguurecily with Kr. Wallace and arranged-fetthy disiince of such a letters. : eer eryrpan that Hr, qallecs has made thejstatezent that he revised the . Nbc Sl et propos: open e@ after notes. . . is eotated cut that 4¢ wonld have bad to i eee sore ihe Release’ or ete a ett oe iiay y ie which was the first tingyt cores one kal i Re pena eee