740.0011 European War 1939/18467: Telegram

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

43. Inquired of Vyshinski14 last night with respect to rumors (reported to the Embassy by both the AP15 and UP16 representatives) to the effect that conversations are in progress between the Soviet and Finnish Governments.

Vyshinski replied that he had not heard of the matter.

Thurston
  1. Andrey Yanuaryevich Vyshinsky, Assistant People’s Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union.
  2. Henry Cassidy was Associated Press correspondent in the Soviet Union.
  3. Henry Shapiro was United Press correspondent in the Soviet Union.