Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, The Geneva Conference, Volume XVI

396.1 GE/4–2454: Telegram

The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Bohlen) to the Department of State

official use only
priority

Moscow, April 24, 1954—4 p.m.

1313. Repeated information priority Paris 282, priority Geneva 8. Embtel 1304, repeated information Paris 279, Geneva 7, April 23.¹

Soviets have sent us following reply to note given them yesterday re Geneva conference.

“In connection with note Government United States of America 23 April² Government of USSR considers it necessary to state it confirms its position on question of composition Geneva conference as set forth in note April 20.³

With reference to invitations interested states to participate in discussion problem re-establishing peace in Indochina, it goes without saying that this question is matter for consideration of representatives those states whose participation on basis equality is directly provided for in Berlin communiqué”.

Bohlen

1. Not printed.
2. See Annex A to the minutes of the meeting of Apr. 22, p. 130.
3. Text in telegram 1289 from Moscow, Apr. 21. p. 126.