285. Editorial Note
In telegram 1840 from Moscow, January 26, 1963, Ambassador Kohler transmitted an oral statement made by Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko proposing the resumption of bilateral discussions on Berlin: “Soviet Government is ready to continue Soviet-American exchange of views on questions relating to a German peace settlement and normalization on that basis of the situation in West Berlin.” Gromykoʼs statement dealt only with how and when the talks might be resumed; it contained no substantive points. “Soviet Government will give instructions to its representatives to continue discussion of concrete questions, relating to German peace settlement and normalization of situation in [Page 617] West Berlin, taking into account exchange of views which has already taken place, with the goal of preparing drafts of appropriate agreements.” For text of telegram 1840, see Foreign Relations, 1961–1963, volume XV, pages 480–481.