Office of the Historian

611.93/6–2551: Telegram

The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Kirk) to the Secretary of State

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priority
Moscow, June 25, 1951—3 p. m.

Unnumbered. Strictly eyes only for the Secretary personally. This is Embassy’s third this special series. Embassy Secretary again called at Peiping Embassy 12 noon today 25th with view either (1) [Page 549] delivery informal note or (2) inquiry whether Peiping Ambassador would meet me privately. Chinese doorman after apparently seeking instructions in Embassy stated no one available to receive Secretary and no use his waiting.

In circumstances I conclude that Peiping Ambassador, who must have been informed calls last Friday1 and today, not prepared have direct contact us here. There is, of course, channel of approach thru Russians and Swedes. If you desire utilize either of those, I suggest the Swedes but note Ambassador Sohlman2 plans leave Moscow vacation Wednesday June 27. Doubt advisability using Indians and Indian Ambassador in Paris in any case.3

Kirk
  1. June 22; see the unnumbered telegram on p. 545.↩
  2. Rolf Sohlman, Swedish Ambassador in Moscow.↩
  3. No further messages in this series have been found in the Department of State files, nor any evidence that there were additional messages.↩