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    "ocrText": "INCOMING TELEGRAM\nDEPARTMENT OF STATE-DIVISION OF COMMUNICATIONS AND RECORDS\nTELEGRAPH BRANCH\nM\nAction-\nTOP SECRET\nInfo:\nDECLASSIFIED\nSS\nE. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E)\n884\nEUR\nDept. of State letter, 2-13-25\nControl 2760\nDCR\nBy NLT- HC NARS Date 12.1.75\nRec'd May 10, 1948\n3:43 a.m.\nFROM:\nMoscow\nTO:\nSecretary of State\nNO:\nNIACT 866, May 10, 1 a.m.\nUS URGENT\nFOR THE SECRETARY'S EYES ONLY FROM SMITH\nMolotov sent for me this evening at six and made from notes\nan oral statement, text of which he handed me at conclusion\nof our conversation. This text being transmitted in\n\\\nimmediately following message, and you will note that it is,\nin effect, simply our statement in reverse. No proposals\nor feelers of a more definite nature were made during sub-\nsequent conversation. I interpret Soviet statement to\nmean that they have taken note of our declaration of in-\ntention, appreciate fact that we are determined to pro-\nceed as indicated, and wish us to know that they are not\ngoing to change their own policy for the time being. They\nare going to watch developments closely, and will be\nguided by them, and not by our words. They are not ready\nto talk yet, but have not closed the door. Just as we\nhave made a statement for the record, so have they.\nAt conclusion of Mr. Molotov's statement I said I would\ncomment briefly. With regard to remarks about \"development\nof US bases, our policy of encirclement and our war-like\nthreats, I had only to say that our entire history was\nrefutation of any suspicion of a policy which involved\n3\naggressive war. As I stated during our previous con-\nversation, the drawing together of the western European\ncountries and the supports which was being given them by US\nwas a direct reflection of the apprehensions and fears\nwhich had been aroused by the expansionist policy of USSR,\nand that while I had no right to disbelieve his statements,\nI could not refrain from paraphrasing Mr. Vyshinski's\ncomment that facts spoke for themselves.\nThe US was secure in its honesty of purpose with regard to\nERP. Our people\nmon OECREI\nINFORMATION COPY"
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