Telegram from Walter Bedell Smith to Secretary of State George C. Marshall, with Reply Telegram from Acting Secretary of State Dean Acheson

INCOMING TELEGRAM of DEPARTMENT OF STATE-DIVISION OF COMMUNICATIONS AND RECORDS TELEGRAPH BRANCH DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and S(D) or (E) Dept. of State letter, Aug. 9, 1973 7-D By NLT- HC , NARS Date 7-11-25 A Action; EUR Info: s/s Control 3603 UE SA/M Rec'd April 13, 1947 OFD 4:09 a.m. DC/R FROM: Moscow LOG TO: Secretary of State NO: NIACT 1332, April 12, 11 p.m. US URGENT I have agreed on following announcement to be made on Monday, April 14 at 8 p.m. Moscow time and 12 noon Washington time. Begins: "The United States Government and the Govern- ment of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics have resched an agreement to begin conversations with a view to concluding a final settlement of outstanding lend lease questions as provided for in the terms of the master lend lease agreement of June 11, 1942. The conversations will take place in Washington. The Soviet Ambassador to the United States Mr. N. Victor Novikov, has been designated Soviet negotiator and discussions will commence immediately after his return to Washington. The United States Government will be represented by Under Secretary of State Clayton and officers of his office. cattecto Clayton's name inserted as Molotov insisted on an mussage opposite for Novikov, Department can change if con- sidered desirable. Vishinski informs me that Novikov will leave Monday or Tuesday for Washington but does not wish to announce this yot. SMITH WMB:EOC : ARCHIVES SERVICE' RECORDS AND coverning INFORMATION COPY