Memorandum, State Department Summary of Telegrams

NLT(Naval Aide) 406 OFFICE OF DECLASSIFIED THE SECRETARY OF STATE 12065, Sec. 3-402 WASHINGTON Dept. E.O. Guidelines, March 9-1285 6, 1982 October 10, 1952 State By DEB NLT, Date TOP SECRET SEGURITY INI FORMATION SUMMARY OF TELEGRAMS SOVIET UNION Our Embassy in Paris has been informed by the French Foreign Office that Soviet Foreign Minister Vyshinsky recently told the French Ambassador to Moscow, Joxe, that the USSR's "greatest wish" was to reach a general understand- ing with France as a prelude to a relaxation of tension between East and West. The Foreign Office, which is holding this information very close, says Foreign Minister Schuman has not decided what to do about it. The current French thinking is that talks, if any, should be held in Paris rather than Moscow and that the French Ambassador would so be instructed to, advise the Kremlin on his return to Moscow about November 1. The French official stated that we would be kept in- formed. Vyshinsky, according to the press, has been in Paris for several days but the Foreign Office has heard nothing from him or from the Soviet Embassy. Our representatives in Paris comment that the French Foreign Office seems well aware of the current Soviet desire to divide the West. WESTERN Ambassador Gifford has reported his views on EUROPE the subject of fear and suspicion concerning US intentions in the Western world, as seen from London. Mr. Gifford agrees with a recent analysis by Ambassador Kennan to the effect that Stalin is continuing to place his hopes primarily on divisions in the Western world and that the lesson to be drawn from recent Soviet statements seems to be that this is a time for a policy of maximum harmony with our allies and associates, for avoiding overemphasis on military issues as well as everything that smacks of US domination or heavy handedness, and for maximum stress on economic soundness and political security of all countries in the non-Communist camp. Speaking of the Western world, Ambassador Gifford is impressed by the difficulty we naturally have at home in seeing ourselves as others see us and in fully crediting the ex- tent of the uneasiness and concern caused by some of our policies TOP SECRET SECURITY INFORMATLON