Memorandum, State Department Summary of Telegrams

NLT Navil Aide 1403 OFFICE OF DECLASSIFIED THE SECRETARY OF STATE 11/11 E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 WASHINGTON State Dept. Guidelines, March 6, 1982 By DEB NTT, Date 9-10-8 October 3, 1952 TOP SECRET SECURITY INFORMATION SUMMARY OF TELEGRAMS SOVIET Foreign Minister Vyshinski has handed a note to our UNION Charge in Moscow stating the Soviet Government considers Ambassador Kennan persona non grata and demanding his immediate recall as the American envoy to Russia. The reason given by Vyshinski for this action was that Mr. Kennan's remarks to correspondents at the Berlin airport on September 19 were considered as false and inimical to the Soviet Union. The note described his statements as 'slanderous attacks hostile to the Soviet Union in rude violation of generally recognized norms of international law", adding that Mr. Kennan 'allowed himself to compare the situation of Americans in Moscow with that which he allegedly experienced when in 1941-1942 he was interned by the Nazis in Germany". The Embassy in Moscow believes it is quite possible the Soviets will probably publicize their demand for Ambassador Kennan's recall very shortly and suggests the desirability of our preparing a public statement for the widest dissemination at the time considered most opportune. DENMARK Our Ambassador in Copenhagen reports the Danish Government is not disturbed or surprised over the recent Soviet note protesting its plans to permit the stationing of NATO forces in Denmark. Foreign Minister Kraft said he thought it probable that Denmark would take its time before answering the note. He pointed out that the wording of the protest was similar to previous press attacks. The Communists will undoubtedly try to capitalize on it in Parliament, possibly putting up a resolution against further discussions on NATO fields and forces, but if they do so Kraft said the Government would "simply vote them down". Our Ambassador was impressed by Kraft's calm, firmness and confidence. He advised the Danish press in our representative's presence to emphasize the Government's lack of uneasiness and its intention to take its time in replying. By mutual agree- ment, Ambassador Anderson and Mr. Kraft deferred until October 6 a longer discussion of the schedule for the coming negotiations and further technical explorations concerning the airfields. JAPAN Our Embassy in Tokyo reports that final returns in the Japanese elections show the following results: Liberals 240, Progressives 85, Right Socialists 54, Communists 0, Independents 19, and minor parties 11. Although the Liberal Party of Prime Minister Yoshida lost 45 seats over its strength in the last Diet, it retains a clear-cut TOP SECRET SECURITY INFORMA: