POSSIBILITY OF MAJOR SOVIET MOVE ON (Classified)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79R00890A000100060003-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 27, 2000
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: July 2, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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Possibility of Major Soviet Move on Germany
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Yithin the past two or three days Soviet Ambassadors and high
officials have left their posts suddenly to return to Moscow,
Vishinsky - tIN - left New York 3 June; trip to Moscow gave
cession of urgency - left Berlin at night shortly after
im,
arrival; usual custom is to stop over night a fly to
Moscow by daylight.
On 30 June Malik (U) and Zarubin (US) left for Moscow
rat -er suddenly.
- Press reports state that on or it a iately prior to 30 June#
over 20 high-ranking Soviet officials in Ea ".t Gerrzany were
recalled to Moscow; High Commissioner Semerov believed
ama? : teem.
- on 1 July, Pavlov (France) paid a farewell call on President
Auriol and was reportedly scheduled to leave "today or
tomorrow".
- The ne- a ppointed So .et Ambassador to Poland
.et l ght~-,.bomber units are being withdrawn from the 24th
Popov$, h s not yet arrived in. Warsaw.
Air Arty in East Germanys, up to 116 aircraft believed to be involved,
according to SHAPE A-2 report.
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