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

740.00119 FEAC/1–1346: Telegram

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

confidential
priority

Moscow, January 13, 1946—4 p.m.
[Received January 13—3:38 p.m.]

129. ReDeptel 31, January 7.⁴⁴ Have just received reply from Dekanozov⁴⁵ to my letter of January 10 to Molotov⁴⁶ transmitting French reply on participation in Far Eastern Commission and Department’s answer.

Dekanozov states merely that “Soviet Government has taken note of French Government’s communication which you have transmitted to effect that it is agreed to participate in work of Far Eastern Commission”.

Department will note that Soviet communication makes no mention of French conditions or of our reaction thereto and does not indicate that Soviet Government has even “taken note” of these messages. Our experience of Soviet drafting does not indicate that these omissions are fortuitous.

Sent Department 129; repeated Paris 16; London 22; Chungking 10.

Kennan

44. Not printed.
45. Vladimir Georgiyevich Dekanozov, Soviet Assistant People’s Commissar for Foreign Affairs.
46. Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov, Soviet People’s Commissar for Foreign Affairs.