MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION WITH SOVIET POLITICAL ADVISER
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March 10, 1953
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7oU.wing the $xeautive Committee meeting on March 10$ a lengthy
informal discussion ensued between Mr. A Z Aleksandrovo First
Secretary of the Soviet Legation and Deputy tolitieal Adviser of
the Soviet =went of the Allied Commission, and Mr. Skern or the
VS Ambassy, regarding current world affairs. The two are represent&
tivesi of their respective elements in the Political Directorate
as wells and have frequently held friendly conversations over the
past one and one-half years. Both were members of the Austrian
Treaty Commission and of their delegation's to the Council of Foreign
MiniSters in 1947-48 where they first became acquainted.
the posit, Mr. Aleksandrov has proveo unusually frank in
answers to qUestiona put to him, although he may precede
one with a pro forma resume of the current *approved vice _-
line), X* is exceptionally intelligent, polite, friendly*
vilised, From his considerable time spent in the USA he
sumes to know the "American view" and can therefore speak
"objectively". He is quiet and reserved? and does not ordinarily
initiate discussion twits', unless he la obviously in search of
information. In further biographic and background information,,
reference Should be made to Annex "A" of Xmbassy Despatch 748
of October 250 1952
At the luneh after the last Xxesutive Committee meeting,
Aleksandrov made an obvious effort to engage Nr. Zorn in a
private conversation where the usual pleasantries were followed
by a discussion of world tensiona. In reply to the VS representa-
vets question about Premier Malenkov's polioies1 Nr. Aleksandrov
tated that they would not change from Stalls. "Since the Com-
munist Party establishes policies,' he continued, "it is therefore
quite impossible for a particular individual to alter the established
vale., Miro Wern did not fully agree, maintaining that it was
ossible to entirely eliminate human personality from so influ-
al &position,
Mr. Aleksandrov dwelt on the prospects for peace and
some length, and concluded gloomily that the immediate fut
was a most dangerous time". (Notes This is the third time in
2i months that Mr. Aleksandrov has expressed apprehension at th
Imminence of global war, but this last occasion was certainly th
most emphatic Be criticized US armament of Xurope and the
eonstruction at VS bases on the periphery of the USSR
Me then expressed voluble concern that Mr. Xlsenho
ubliely stated the US intention of widening the Noreen co
to include hostilities on the Chinese mainland. If the US wont to
with China, he said, the USSR would "automatically enter the
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wax g The US representative asked if that meant simply the USSR
furnishing equipment and logistical assistance. No, he answered,
it would mean all-out war.
Mr. Eke= noted that the USSR was presently furnishing
miUtar
equipment to Communist China. while the VS was correspondingly
assisting the Nationalist Chinese. If the two factions began war
on the Chinese mainland, thus logistically supported, he asked,
would that lead to US-Soviet hostilities? Mr. Aleksandrov acknow-
ledged that Russia was equipping the Chines* Communist Armies, but
did not have an answer to the question.
The remainder of the long discussion was taken up with
the familiar Soviet complaint against con?truetiofl of US base
abroad, using the stereotyped comparison of US reaction to compara-
ble Soviet construction on US borders, The questions of a united
Europe, military alliances, satellite threats, to Europe, peaceful
intentions of both the US and USSR, the attitudes of Messrs.
Molotov and Beria? and the horrors of atomic warfare were also
covered in the exchange. At all times Mr. Aleksandrov was most
friendly, and has never been quite so talkative. Re volunteered
a review of his background, education, military training, and
family in the course of the conversation.
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