Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1940, The British Commonwealth, The Soviet Union, The Near East and Africa, Volume III

861.00 Supreme Soviet/37: Telegram

The Chargé in the Soviet Union (Thurston) to the Secretary of State

Moscow, July 24, 1940—1 p.m.
[Received July 24—12:20 p.m]

896. A ukase is published in this morning’s papers convoking the Seventh Session of the Supreme Soviet of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in Moscow on August 1st.

It is to be presumed that this meeting of the Supreme Soviet will deal with the incorporation of the Baltic States into the Soviet Union and the reorganization of the Moldavian Autonomous Republic along the lines mentioned in the Embassy’s 837, July 19 [10], 2 p.m.,⁶⁹ and 844, July 11, noon.⁷⁰

Thurston

69. Vol. i, p. 492.
70. Not printed.