795.00/7–352: Telegram
The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Kennan) to the Department of State
top secret
Moscow, July 3, 1952—8
p.m.
27. Appreciate receiving inf contained Deptel 936, June 301 concerning Zinchenko talks. I am inclined, however, to question whether we wld not be better advised to keep both channels, i.e. Indian-Chi channel and Zinchenko channel, open and active at this stage. This wld give us opportunity to detect any differences of approach between Russ and Chi and a cross-check on any errors of understanding or memory that [Page 374] may slip into the somewhat involved and indirect channel to Chi Commies.
Kennan