Foreign Relations of the United States, 1950, Central and Eastern Europe; The Soviet Union, Volume IV

261.1122/3–1150: Telegram

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

confidential

Moscow, March 11, 1950—2 p. m.

815. Embtel 706, February 28.¹ Embassy letter to Anna Spiegel, notifying her MFA’s decision to permit her to depart USSR, aide-mémoire February 28 returned undelivered with postal notation: “Addressee departed destination unknown.”

Of the five persons allegedly permitted to depart USSR, Henry Blacha, Valentina and Vladimir Kazun have “stated” refusal to return USA and desire to remain USSR, Spiegel has not been located, and Adele Sagatas has not replied to Embassy letter.

Suggest relatives in USA be notified that Embassy is doing everything possible to effect repatriation of these persons but that good faith on part of MFA in this matter is doubted.

Barbour

1. Not printed, but see the first footnote 1, p. 1114.