868.00/8–2845: Telegram
The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Harriman) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 29—7:58 p.m.]
3090. Press August 24 published following statement:
In connection with decision taken by Governments of US, UK and France to send representatives to Greece to “control” forthcoming national elections, Tass is authorized to state that position of leading Soviet circles in this question is as follows: Soviet Government is opposed to practice of control by foreign states of national elections in any country in view of fact that such practice violates principles of democracy and impairs sovereignty of country where it is desired to apply above control. On basis of foregoing, Soviet Government rejected proposal for participation Soviet Union in control of national elections in Greece.
Sent Department 3090, repeated Athens 47, Bucharest 122, Sofia 94.