41. Editorial Note
On October 24, the Mission at the United Nations received a note from the Soviet Delegation protesting demonstrations at the Soviet Mission on October 18 and 23. The note contended that the protests disrupted delegation activities and therefore violated the U.N. Headquarters Agreement. It also noted that press reports stated another demonstration was to occur on November 7 during a diplomatic reception at the Mission, and insisted that U.S. authorities implement measures to prevent anti-Soviet demonstrations at the Mission. The text of the note was transmitted to the Embassy in Moscow in airgram G–153, October 31. (Department of State, Central Files, 310.361/10–3158)
Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Kuznetsov protested further about the demonstrations in a November 5 oral presentation to Thompson in Moscow. The Soviet Government, Kuznetsov stated, expected the U.S. Government to take appropriate measures to ensure normal working conditions for the Soviet Mission at the United Nations. Failure to take such measures could affect the Soviet public’s attitude toward the Embassy, a development the Foreign Ministry would not like to see occur. Thompson reported Kuznetsov’s comments in telegram 1020, November 5. (Ibid., 310.361/11–558)