Office of the Historian

861.111/10–648: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in the Soviet Union

restricted
Washington, October 6, 1948—6 p. m.

1202. Reference restrictions as originally applied Emb stated “Authorities have made it abundantly clear that travel in the Soviet Union to the virtually all-inclusive enumerated areas is absolutely forbidden without prior official authorization” (Embtel 1025 May 22, 19411) Accordingly retaliatory restrictions provided Dept’s note Jun 7, 1941 to Sov Amb required prior permission riot merely notification for travel outside Washington and vicinity. Important have full clarification present practice (reurtel 2245 Oct 42) in considering possible retaliation now. Proposed trip MA Stalingrad will not clarify this point since he had requested permission travel nor do queries contemplated note appear cover it.

Leningrad, Stalingrad, Odessa included in enumerated areas 1941 (Emb’s 991, May 17, 19413). Gilmore4 despatch today states Leningrad, Odessa not on restricted list but does not mention Stalingrad. Clarify.

Lovett
  1. Foreign Relations, 1941, vol. i, p. 882.↩
  2. Not printed, but see footnote 5, p. 923.↩
  3. Foreign Relations, 1941, vol. i, p. 881.↩
  4. Eddy Lanier King Gilmore, foreign correspondent, chief of Associated Press Moscow Bureau.↩