Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1944, General, Volume I

740.0011 LCC/21: Telegram

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

Moscow, March 21, 1944—midnight.
[Received March 22—11 a.m.]

961. Department’s 312, February 16, 4 p.m.¹⁴ In conversation with Vyshinski¹⁵ on March 21st I referred to the participation of the Soviet Government on the London Propaganda Committee concerning which I had written to Molotov¹⁶ on February 26 and inquired whether the Foreign Office had made any decision in the premises. Vyshinski stated that the subject was complicated in substance and in its technical aspects. However, he indicated that a reply to my note would be sent to the Embassy in the near future.

Harriman

14. See footnote 13, above.
15. Andrey Yanuaryevich Vyshinsky, First Deputy People’s Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union.
16. Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov, People’s Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union.