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The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Steinhardt) to the Secretary of State

636. As illustrating the difficulties inherent in obtaining the release of any individual imprisoned in the Soviet Union, I have recently learned from a reliable source that Molotov’s sister-in-law and Vyshinski’s daughter, his only child, have been in jail for some months during the past year.

Steinhardt