740.00119 E.W./10–2144: Telegram
The Chargé in the Soviet Union (Kennan) to the Secretary of State
[Received October 22—6:50 a.m.]
4030. Vyshinski invited me to the Foreign Office this evening to tell me that the Soviet Government was anxious that the Bulgarian terms should be cleared as soon as possible through EAC and were disturbed at the delay which they understood was occurring in this respect. They understood that a meeting had first been planned for the 19th to consider this question, and that it had then been postponed to the 20th and then again to the 21st at Mr. Winant’s request. [Page 472] Vyshinski asked me to do what I could to expedite clearance there. I undertook to report the matter, and reminded him that the terms agreed upon in Moscow were still open to discussion, and not merely clearance, in EAC.
Sent to Department as 4030; repeated to London as No. 231 and to AmPolAd Caserta.