861.20211 Gubitchev, Valentine/12–2049

[Translation]

The Ambassador of the Soviet Union (Panyushkin) to the District Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

Honorable Sirs: I hereby have the honor to draw your attention to the fact that the Soviet citizen, Valentin A. Gubitchev, is an officer of the diplomatic service in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR since April 26, 1946, with the diplomatic rank of Third Secretary.

In this capacity, Mr. Gubitchev V. A. was sent, with the permission of the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, to the USA to work in the Secretariat of the United Nations Organization.

Mr. Gubitchev V. A. arrived in the USA in July 1946, having the Soviet Diplomatic Passport No. 12032 and the Diplomatic Visa No. 202 issued by the USA Embassy in Moscow on June 24, 1946.

The Soviet Government has not revoked the diplomatic status of Mr. Gubitchev V. A. and up to the present time he remains an officer [Page 802] of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR, with the diplomatic rank of Third Secretary.

Respectfully,

Alexander S. Panyushkin