“All attempts to secure permission for General Parks and party to proceed to Berlin immediately for reconnaissance and making necessary arrangements for conference have been unsuccessful,” Eisenhower’s office in Frankfurt cabled Washington. General Parks himself cabled: “No explanation can be given for such a delay except the lack of permission from the Soviet authorities to undertake necessary arrangements.” Only after strong lobbying from Harriman was General Parks allowed to enter Potsdam, to insure safety, inspect quarters, and to set up high-frequency communications systems. Mess,
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Before Truman came
