Contacts Between Soviet Citizens and Foreigners in USSR

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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
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• Publication Date: December 12, 1955
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FOREIGN-SERVICE DESPATCH
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Contacts Between Soviet Citizens and Foreigner* tt
In view of the current interest in East.West contacts and the Soviet attitmft
thereto, the Embassy is reporting the following incidents involving two Scandina
vian governesses, employed by members of the staff of this Embassy. The young
ladies in question were recently escorted by two American correspondents to the
Io,Iar the newly-ppened "tdiAtelnb"- restaurant in the Sovietskeya Hotel.
WhI.le there, a young Soviet citizen (who turned out to be a student at the Tini
versity of Moscow) asked if he could join the group. NO was polite end sober,
and soon engaged the girls in a lively conversation about Western jazz. (The
student spoke English reasanWhlyam11.) He stated that he was a regular listener
to the VOA program,MMusit,? USA", and according to one of the gmvatmames, knew
more about Swedish jazz bands than she did.
After a short while, a waiter approached the young Soviet and told his that
someone wished to see his outside the restaurant. When the student returned, he
excused himself, saying that he could no longer sit at their table. As he de-
parted, he leaned down and Uttered: "What a system."
A similar incident oecurred at the Apr, Tar about a week age. On this
occasion, one of the governesses, escorted by a visiting Englishman, was joined
by a young Soviet. After a Short period of friendly conversation (in Preach),
this youth was also galled out of the restaurant and upon returning likewise
stated that he Was sorry but that he could not remain at the table.
The governesses observed that the Soviet youths involved were wellbehaved
and that "political subjects" were not touched on in the conversation with them.
While the Embosser does not wish to attach undue significance to these
incidents, they do raise the possibility that the management of the Navy Tar is
now under instructions to discourage impromptu contacts between Soviet * t sens
and foreigners. In this connection, the EMbassy notes that the Novy Tar is
Moscow's closest equivalent to a Western "rdight-elub", and that it is frequently
attended by foreign visitors to this citf.
c Gs k.(f) ellipkORTER
For the Ambassadori
John C. Guthrie
First Secretary of Ethbasey
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