Office of the Historian

800.00B Communist International of Youth/16: Telegram

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

Moscow, September 26, 1935—1 p.m.
[Received September 26—10:25 a.m.]

439. Sixth Congress of Communist International of Youth opened in Moscow September 25th. Following United States delegates were elected to Presidium: Green, Lightfoot and Porter. Pieck, Dimitrov and Kuusinen were present at the first session. Raymond Guillot [Guyot] (French) made opening speech.

Embassy will follow sessions closely.

Shantz