Foreign Relations of the United States, 1947, The Near East and Africa, Volume V

741.83/5–1447: Telegram

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

Moscow, May 14, 1947.

1772. May 6 [sic]. Pravda May 14 carries following Tass denial:

“Tass is authorized to state report of Cairo paper Al-Ahram to effect that in Stalin’s conversation with Bevin Soviet Govt promised not to support Egypt in UN, does not correspond to facts.

“Conversation did not touch upon question of UN, or of support or non-support by USSR of any Egyptian demand in UN.

“It was stated with regard to relations between Britain and Egypt that this was affair of Britain and Egypt, and USSR, in accordance with its unchanged policy of non-intervention, does not think of intervening in this matter.”

Durbrow