760m.6111/31: Telegram
The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Steinhardt) to the Secretary of State
[Received October 10—1:36 p.m.]
721. My telegram 673, October 4, 2 p.m. Although no announcement thereof has appeared in the Soviet press, I understand that in addition to the meeting reported in my telegram under reference the Lithuanian delegation had further conferences in the Kremlin on the following day. The Commander-in-Chief of the Lithuanian Army47 and the Vice Premier left for Kaunas yesterday morning and are expected back today. The Lithuanian Foreign Minister and the other delegates have remained in Moscow. I have been unable to ascertain [Page 964] the reasons for the delay in the conclusion of a Lithuanian-Soviet agreement but I believe the delay has resulted from enlarged Soviet demands.
Repeated to the Legation at Kaunas.
- Gen. Stasys Rastikis.↩