Composite Image, Stalin, Truman, Churchill at Potsdam, NSC 68.   About the Collection   For over four decades of the twentieth century, a condition of Cold War and intense enmity between two super powers dominated the world stage. International relations everywhere and domestic policy in numerous nations pivoted around the American-Soviet rivalry. The 57 documents (approximately 632 pages) in this research file highlight the ideals that formed the basis of American policy toward the Soviet Union from 1945 to 1952. Also included are oral histories, photographs, biographies, a chronology, and lesson plans. Supporting material available on www.trumanlibrary.org include research files on the Berlin Airlift, Korean War, Marshall Plan, Truman Doctrine, and United Nations. Collection Search:				Documents                 Sorted by: Category | Year Date                          Document Titles 1945 April Memo, Edward Stettinius to Harry S. Truman, April 22, 1945   View this document (2 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)            Memo, Edward Stettinius to Harry S. Truman, April 23, 1945   View this document (2 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF) 1946          Draft of letter, Clark Clifford to Robert Patterson,   View this document (2 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   January Report, "Dialectical Materialism And Russian Objectives" by Edward F. Willett, January 14, 1946   View this document (45 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)            Telegram, George Kennan to George Marshall, January 29, 1946   View this document (5 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   February Memorandum, "Analysis of Stalin's Address to Moscow Constituency", February 1946   View this document (5 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)            Telegram, George Kennan to George Marshall, February 5, 1946   View this document (1 page)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)            Telegram, George Kennan to George Marshall, February 12, 1946   View this document (3 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)            Telegram, George Kennan to George Marshall ["Long Telegram"], February 22, 1946   View this document (19 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)            Memorandum, "The Russian Problem", February 22, 1946   View this document (2 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   March Message from George Kennan, March 4, 1946   View this document (2 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)            Telegram, George Kennan to George Marshall, March 11, 1946   View this document (2 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)            Telegram, George Kennan to George Marshall, March 14, 1946   View this document (1 page)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)            Memorandum, "Background of Soviet Foreign Policy", March 14, 1946   View this document (4 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)            Telegram, George Kennan to George Marshall, March 20, 1946   View this document (4 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)            Memorandum, "Soviet Foreign Policy Toward Western Europe", March 21, 1946   View this document (5 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   April Memorandum, "Soviet Foreign Policy in the Middle East", April 1946   View this document (4 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)            Memorandum, "Soviet Policy Toward the Western Powers", April 4, 1946   View this document (4 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)            Telegram, Josef Stalin to Harry S. Truman, with related material, April 6, 1946   View this document (8 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)            Telegram, Walter Bedell Smith to George Marshall, April 11, 1946   View this document (8 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   June Frank Roberts to Officers, accompanied by radiograms from George Kennan, June 7, 1946   View this document (18 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   July "A Digest of Three Articles by Brooks Atkinson", July 9, 1946   View this document (10 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)            Clark Clifford to Admiral William Leahy, July 18, 1946   View this document (1 page)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)            Handwritten meeting notes, July 18, 1946   View this document (3 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)            Clark Clifford to Edwin Pauley, July 20, 1946   View this document (1 page)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)            Memorandum, "Facts and Information Desired by the President Regarding the Soviet Union", July 23, 1946   View this document (8 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)            Memo, Joint Chiefs of Staff to Harry S. Truman, July 26, 1946   View this document (14 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   August Telegram, Elbridge Durbrow to George Marshall, August 25, 1946   View this document (2 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)            Memo, George Elsey to Clark Clifford, accompanied by a telegram from Elbridge Durbrow, August 27, 1946   View this document (2 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)            Telegram, Elbridge Durbrow to George Marshall, August 30, 1946   View this document (5 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   September Report, "American Relations With The Soviet Union" by Clark Clifford ["Clifford-Elsey Report"], September 24, 1946   View this document (81 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF) 1949 January Report, "A Digest of Pertinent Data Appearing In Department Of State Publications Issued During January 1949", January 1949   View this document (7 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   July Report, "Soviet Internal Situation - OIR Report No. 4998", July 1, 1949   View this document (11 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF) 1950 February Draft of report, "Soviet Intentions and Capabilities", February 20, 1950   View this document (20 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   April "A Report to the National Security Council - NSC 68", April 12, 1950   View this document (72 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)            Agenda for the 55th Meeting of the National Security Council, April 20, 1950   View this document (1 page)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)            Minutes of the 55th Meeting of the National Security Council, April 20, 1950   View this document (3 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)            Memorandum, National Security Council to Harry S. Truman, April 21, 1950   View this document (4 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)            Memorandum for the Ad Hoc Committee on NSC 68, April 28, 1950   View this document (4 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   May Stephen Spingarn to Charles Murphy, accompanied by report, May 1, 1950   View this document (108 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)            Memorandum, James Lay to Paul Nitze et al., May 2, 1950   View this document (2 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)            Memorandum, James Lay to Paul Nitze et al., May 3, 1950   View this document (2 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF) 1951 February Memo, Walter Bedell Smith to Harry S. Truman accompanied by a memorandum, February 19, 1951   View this document (4 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)            Daily Summary, Central Intelligence Agency, February 20, 1951   View this document (4 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)            State Department Summary of Telegrams, February 20, 1951   View this document (6 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   August Charles S. Murphy to David Lloyd et. al., accompanied by a report, August 25, 1951   View this document (14 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)   December Report, "Soviet Strategy - Possible U.S. Countermeasures", December 1, 1951   View this document (13 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF) 1952 August Correspondence between George F. Kennan and Harry S. Truman, August 11, 1952   View this document (6 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Not Dated           Draft of Introduction to Clifford-Elsey Report   View this document (3 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)             Draft, "Interim Report by the National Security Council"   View this document (61 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)             Memo, CBS Interview with Litvinov   View this document (2 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)             Memorandum, "Soviet Foreign Policy - A Summation"   View this document (5 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)             Memorandum, "Soviet Foreign Policy in Eastern Europe"   View this document (4 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)             Outline of Clifford-Elsey Report   View this document (3 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)             Report, "An Analysis of the Principal Psychological Vulnerabilities in the USSR and of the Principal Assets Available to the US for Their Exploitation"   View this document (19 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)             Report, "Present International Position Of The USSR"   View this document (7 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)             Report, "Why Are The Russians Slow To Trust The Western Powers?"   View this document (4 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)

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