Office of the Historian

051.61/10–145: Telegram

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

Washington, October 5, 1945—8 p.m.

2102. Five Soviet pouches which have arrived in Washington under circumstances roughly comparable to those of 47 pouches which were subject to your 3413, October 1, are being held in Washington and Dept does not propose to turn them over to SovEmb, which has already requested delivery of them, until you advise that pouches in Moscow have been released to you. You may make such use of this information in your negotiations with Soviet authorities as you deem desirable.65

Acheson
  1. In telegram 2219, October 24, 1945, 8 p.m., to Moscow, the Department reported that the Soviet Embassy had again inquired regarding release of the five pouches and the Department requested information as to results of representations at Moscow for release of the 47 pouches held there (051.61/10–2445).↩