800.51W89 U.S.S.R./39a: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Bullitt)
50. From Moore: I went over the situation fully with the President Saturday18 and he approves your course. He concurs in your thought we should await further suggestion as to debts which we believe may be expected. If and when that occurs, he may indicate some modifications he is willing to accept. He has entire confidence in you and you are at liberty in your own tactful way to intimate to Litvinoff how the relations of the two countries may be unfortunately affected by failure to agree, this having reference to construction of buildings, establishing consulates, et cetera. For the moment it would seem that only the Consulate at Leningrad should be seriously considered. Troyanovsky [Page 86] now wishes to see the President alone instead of calling at the White House to introduce Rubinin. Skvirsky pretends to regard Rubinin as not officially important, but we will show him all the courtesy possible. [Moore.]
- April 21.↩