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Western radios demonstrate little anxiety over the "hostile"
attitude of the Soviet Union toward Ambassador George Kennan. Paris
observes that the incident arouses "less anxiety than interest" and
this observation seems characteristic of that of most of the West
European radios.
There is general agreement that the USSR sought an opportunity
to eliminate Kennan because of his unique knowledge of Soviet affairs.
In the words of Radio Stockholm, Kennan's 1951 essays on Soviet-
American relations "are among the best, the most realistic, and the
wisest written or spoken by the Americans on the most serious
political question of our times." Stockholm adds that the removal
of Mr. Kennan is "a great disappointment" from the point of view of
the West.
The Western radios are also in general agreement over the
strategic motives behind the demand for the recall--which is termed
"an unprecedented insult" by Paris, quoting FRANC-TIREUR (independent-
leftist). Agreeing that Kennan's remarks were undiplomatic, they
relate the ouster demand to Stalin's pronouncements in BOLSHEVIK
regarding conflicts among the Western nations. It is suggested
that the Kremlin demanded Kennan's recall as part of the campaign to
divide the West; without Kennan's presence in Moscow, Soviet diplo-
mats will have a better opportunity of collaborating with French and
British diplomats.
As yet there is almost no comment from Communist radios.
Budapest, on Sunday, reports the demand and observes that the
Hungarian Embassy in Moscow is well acquainted with Kennan's "war-
mongering" activities. Otherwise there is no comment and Paris re-
ports that Moscow newspapers have not discussed the incident.
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