Foreign Relations of the United States, 1946, The Far East, Volume VIII

740.00119 FEAC/1–146: Telegram

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

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Moscow , January 1, 1946—11 a.m.
[Received 11:25 a.m.]

3. Embassy has today received third person note from Foreign Office dated December 31 stating that Soviet of People’s Commissars of USSR has appointed Gromyko² Soviet representative on Far Eastern Commission and N. V. Novikov³ as his deputy. K. N. Derev-yanko,⁴ note continues, has been similarly appointed member of the Allied Council for Japan, with Y. A. Malik⁵ as his political advisor and L. A. Razin as his economic advisor. I am requested to bring this to attention of my Government.

Note adds in conclusion that Govts of UK and China are being similarly informed.

Kennan

2. Andrey Andreyevich Gromyko, Soviet Ambassador in the United States.
3. Nikolay Vasilyevich Novikov, Soviet Counselor of Embassy in the United States.
4. Lt. Gen. Kuzma Nikolayevich Derevyanko, Soviet representative to the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers in Japan (General of the Army Douglas MacArthur).
5. Yakov Alexandrovich Malik, former Soviet Ambassador in Japan.