Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Ambassador of the Soviet Union Alexander Panyushkin, Walworth Barbour, Alexander Logofet, and Anatoli Myshkov

TOP SECRE - SECURITY INFORMATION 5737 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 503 Memorandum of Conversation 6, 1952 182 ARCHIVES "NATIONAL SERVICE" RECORDS of AND of Soviet Ambassador Panyushkin cof PARTICIPANTS The Secretary Mr. Alexander S. Panyushkin, Soviet Ambassador Mr. Walworth Barbour, Director, Office of Eastern European Affairs Mr. Alexander Logofet, TC Mr. Anatoli G. Myshkov, Soviet interpreter COPIES T°S/s (2) EUR - Mr. Perkins G - Mr. Matthews P - Mr. Sargeant C - Mr. Bohlen EE - s/P - Mr. Nitze American Embassy, Moscow S/A - Mr. Jessup U. s. GOVERNNENT PRINTING OFFICE 16-61120-1 Ambassador Panyushkin called, by appointment made at his request, at 12:30 June 6. He stated that he is being recalled to take up another assignment and in leaving Washington wished to pay this farewell courtesy visit. I expressed my appreciation for his call and wished him well in his future appointments. I added that the President had just given his agreement to the appointment of Mr. Zarubin, the Ambassador's successor, and that Ambassador Kennan in Moscow was being instructed appropriately to notify the Soviet Foreign Office. I inquired whether the Ambassador intended to inform the press that he was departing per- manently or merely on leave. He thanked me for the expeditious action on Mr. Zarubin's agrement and suggested that in the circunstances he should inform the press that his departure is permanent. I said that we would probably co nfirm Mr. Zarubin's appointment to the press shortly after Ambassador Kenman had had time to notify the Soviet Government. I then said I had one further word. While we desire that a friendly atmosphere prevail between our two countries, unfortunately the situation at present is not what we could wish. In particular, I would appreciate it if he would inform his government that we are deeply concerned at the virulence of the present anti-American campaign now being waged by t he Soviet Government. The campaign is of such unprecedented violence as to indicate unusual significance and, while we are unaware of what lies behind it, its significance seems clearly to have serious implications. At any rate, it is inconsistent with the various Soviet statements to the effect that the Soviet Government desires to improve relations between our two countries. Rather it dlearly has the effect which it appears designed to have of increasing tensions. DECLASSIFIED The a. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and S(D) or 5-12-26 Deck alí lettes, Aup segnet - INFORMATION De HC NARS Date 0.16.26