740.0011 European War 1939/12454: Telegram
The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Steinhardt) to the Secretary of State
Moscow, June
25, 1941—5 p.m.
[Received June 25—4:15 p.m.]
[Received June 25—4:15 p.m.]
1218. Department’s 840, June 24, 7 p.m. The Soviet Union has not issued a formal proclamation of war against Germany or against Italy. The status of Soviet-German relations was announced in Molotov’s address on June 22,90 and no reference whatever has been made to Italy.
Steinhardt