740.00114 EW/12–2944: Telegram
The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Harriman) to the Secretary of State
[Received December 30—4:30 a. m.]
5053. I have received a letter from Vyshinski (ReEmbs 4645 December 5, 1 p. m.)1 stating that Lieutenant General K. D. Golubev and Major General N. V. Slavin have been appointed by the Soviet Government to conduct negotiations with General Deane on questions connected with the plan mutually to repatriate American and Soviet prisoners of war and civilians in accordance with the principles set forth in Molotov’s letter to Kennan of November 25. The pertinent sections of Molotov’s letter were repeated to the Department in Embassy’s telegram 4526 of November 27.2