864.00/6–1047: Telegram
The Chargé in the Soviet Union (Durbrow) to the Secretary of State
2097. British Ambassador has just shown me account of his fruitless conversation with Molotov last night on Hungarian situation. Molotov denied any Soviet interference while charging British had repeatedly attempted to intervene in Hungarian internal affairs. He said Hungarian developments were clear to any newspaper reader and denied Soviet representative had been secretive with respect Allied representatives, adding Soviet representative anyway only assisted Allied colleagues in matters directly concerning them, as this question did not.
Full text Ambassador’s instruction dated 7 June and reply to Foreign Office dated 10 June repeated British Embassy Washington, which will no doubt inform Department of details. Ambassador said conversation reminded him of schoolboy’s argument and considered Molotov’s accusations against British as sure indication their own interference, in accordance established Soviet practice of charging others of crimes they are committing.
Department please repeat Budapest as Moscow’s 8.
Sent Department as 2097, London as 246.