Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1942, Europe, Volume II

740.0011 European War 1939/18467: Telegram

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

Kuibyshev (Moscow), January 13, 1942—3 p.m.
[Received 7:01 p.m.]

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

14. Andrey Yanuaryevich Vyshinsky, Assistant People’s Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union.
15. Henry Cassidy was Associated Press correspondent in the Soviet Union.
16. Henry Shapiro was United Press correspondent in the Soviet Union.