Informal Dinner with Russian, Polish and Yugoslav Ambassadors and Wives

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StlBJ, ir,fctaf n;)i Dinner with Rus Sian, Polish and Yutroslnv
Arnlxn;;,;aciors an(]. Wives
On January 3, 1955, during the visit of Er Deputy Director
William C11AWFORD, Soviet Ambassador L. G. AEI.1NIKOV, Polish
Anlac,.,, r+.clc~r Wojelech ITRZOSEK, and Yugos~?nv AmbassacTor Nikola
VUJANOVIC and. their wives,, to other T,Ttth Russian-born Israeli
Charge d"Ar air. ee and. Mrs. ARGAAMAN and. Soviet Economic Counselor
and. Mrs. KH0ROSHILOV, accepted an invitation to an informal
dinner and a private showing of _PQm
The formula used was similar to that reported on the Decenr>
b ,r 1.0 dinner for Gonora1 SMIRNOV. Again, all invited guests
-cc>apted. The soviet Ambassador asked if he might bring an
rotnrpreter, Mr. PUSII7, IN, who Incidentally appeared to be only
ra e t_nter7'ar7eter and. not a Sec9arity officer. This r. er.uost came
t)'.,tT-F1 th standing the fact' that the guest :fist had. been vol.un-,
,- 1 ?i.s a courtesy to the Soviet Embassy in order to indi-
cnte that the other guests were we"i.l--known to the Soviets
nd. Rusala.n--speaking,. Of incidental inter. oat was the fact the
invitca.tiorr,:T wore sent out on the day following ratification
of tll,t Paris agreements.
Afgaa.in, there were no difficult moments rio organized. toasts,
no a? ttem ps to discuss busine.`ss, etc. Mr. Argramn.n subsequently
stated that he had. been surprised tut Such a group could relox
,,s t?iurourrhl~i' as they apparently slid in an American home; (I
trust thus is good). Only the Polish AArsbassador put into
tlcr conversation any uncomfortable hint of Party line. He hcaa
the reputation of declaiming loudly h.i conformity and his
oni?.i~.ur,i. cst ideology whoa In earshot of those who could. cause
bl.~ri I.arr.T, such as thy Soviet Ambasssad.or. He asked the hostest
ii I'c ~r ,,11 Tr~Oi,f3.gy, were a nreligiou&" fl.lm. He was concerned with
t ~ e r~rd R 3rne. t'Ilren toirl. It ~:as a. light love story of a
r r?.tncer;s on a Ilom:a.Tn escapade he was constrainer. to r nnounce at
1,1- c table thi_it he di.rl not like of 'Ipr.inocs,rav;a U . At
tar camns tiro his ,rife at the other end of the tabl ,
a.t?Ir?al:l. ^Trtrr~ `, love films about prineeo :ice . The
1"r d +i Pole, T.-ho a-ra.n e clue , tell In the
arts at Leningr ncl.. ".rail
,ar;a :r to be n. man of not 3.n.cor~s:lr-l.rTrable cititurol. baa 1'a. pound
as duos'.t~.on, ubseauentl,,` }:'( `T1ra on enthusi:;"nttc ss,(ppor er
c, ' he f11m lac) evT:asp, and. e thet thp hero and heroine
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e ra,(Iea, ou?,t, ri{~toc a" rA n,3 u1.~. ~1o1..,rt3cz ,fir, Ac it vg subsequently rep ~ortetrl
b ~'the ~~-ther tastes the v}~z to.:r: btu+thro-oy'.n was the objeot at'.thei
greate;lt trithusle 8711, The re i on Is obscure since the p1urrbih
19 not Uf:ttiau j.for 13ucharest, Pe?rhn.ps the br:athr"oomr s matching
,. ga :n, he oviet and Polish Arnbasst dots wero xaarticula,rJ.y 43.0
, th, aEi Ue , , flowers, cigarettes, .shtr zyg, silver and,
0~0-, Arn iae.sador showed no tendeni y to be :.n.vt1 nit d
1at1sl.ty 'thrcy, SGtri',Ct Ambassador, this came, erhape unftti .y,
s st n7 th ` &. surprise `o the host, mb, ,susdr~r Me niko'
"nly tat.. zee Wr&s towards the ol.ish Ambassador, to `whom die paid
bsclute:l:y no a.tte:ition, perhaps in Slavic tradition. Tho hoetes
ow ,.rtc ! ut ai by, the latter Co.n'stantl_y. The xusrsian,Ambas-.
he was sure he would like n id and
med. the hope, that the hostess courtd.'see a :t)icture of a
- utic e , rI et ,ted` t ti t the SOvif"t
mb esy was jtryin ;,to het their
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tot d6cum Brit ry oh Arctic exploration. and would wish. t o re-
Me:lnikov was the prototype of her husband. She hao
9eer~ to win mn911.sh lessons and, courageously endeavored. to do her
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west , ..n n l.i sh. Eer two boys are in Moscow schools, pre su
mably
i , 01rdities since they are 19" and. "over 2011, One Is an a sh-
cat. the American lnvitatl.on.
ovj.et Amb .asador mist his wife while they were both students at
t ng ! eertnL; school in Moscow. Both seized on the opportunity
to'a. ipi uci. the Legation C,ff i4``
i ,i a,rlc txMnf t ~i e s~ 1 err .dint, dipi oIn~ t s i t` UOmmuni s'
L?epptLrtrment' cons .derrs it Useful to ~,r,nt,ir a~ su h colli
i most deeirabb.e. The quality a,t thm t itr is para,4 dt J
rkY? rtisa`r i -.ent;, ,c r t r~ t9.ctully received. ac . rding to laAei~ ;C {e t1~~ '.';
tPA. Oolurmbja Oartoon "Little Boy W1 tti Dij
'':I. a~ T'1 t znr~ ~:^e re 1. recei.veed. particularly ,m 1.t,. .U4
t,ea. warmly tha;n:}ded tl-te hoot and ho ste m for the ,:arty`
r Lrrt rru e, -Ltbr?eug t csclr oaity ra.eL their srtttatati ri, 1 ;11:
n :IU~,.P,t4 3Unrxy',`' meu.ct have been. completely inaom rch+ ire b~ ':'tc .`l'r
-bI'K,*m au IS [Jfl.E? Gourotis or 'in.(., ro-r-J.owing two pats,
'' We
ve~~msr.`.t;1c,n beI;weren thE` R-Ussirar (s.) concerning the iJoo e
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