740.00119 P.W./5–2246: Telegram
The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Smith) to the Secretary of State
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[Received May 22—7:48 a.m.]
1609. ReEmbs 1575, May 19.42 Lozovski in his reply dated May 20 to our request for Ambassador Pauley to visit northern Korea for 15 to 30 days recalls Embassy’s previous request for 3 to 5 day visit to which Soviet authorities agreed, assuming that Mr. Pauley would travel in company with a small group of from five to ten persons. After mentioning that Mr. Pauley has informed General Chistyakov that around 100 persons are to travel with him, Lozovski continues:
“In connection with above and considering that between Govts of USSR and USA there is no agreement on despatch by one country of special missions for study of economic situation of districts where troops of other country are deployed, appropriate Soviet authorities do not see any reason for reconsideration of question which was decided in conjunction with desire expressed by Embassy of USA on May 12 and Secretary of State Byrnes in his letter to Molotov on May 13. [”]
Dept please repeat to Tokyo as Moscow’s 41 and to Seoul.
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