NOTE FROM BULGANIN TO MOLLET

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• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 21, 2013
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BULLETIN
FBIS-140-L
Moscow Soviet Home Service 2155 11/5
(Note from Bulganin to Monet)
(Text) On Nov. 5 foreign minister of the USS Shepilov
received the Ambassador of France to the USSR, Tdejean* and handed him
a message from the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the
USSR, Bulganin* to the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of
France* Guy Monet*
The message from the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of
the USSEtsjiikolay Alexandrovich Bulganin* to the Chairman of the
Council of Ministers of France* 04y Mollet* Moscow* the Kremlin
Nov* 5* 1954:
Eateemed Mr. &airman* / deem it to be my duty to address
you concerning the situation which has arisen in connection with the
developing Franco-British aggression in Egypt* I must declare
to you with all frankness that the war against the Egyptian state
launched by France and Britain with the use of Israel: as theit
tool may have extremely dangerous consequences for General peace.
An cnmaltmaming majority of the members of the United Nations
seeka at the extraordinary special session of the General Assembly
for an immediate cessation of military operation and for the withdrawal
of foreign troops from Egyptian territory*
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And yet, military eperations inAllypt.arebeing extended further.
Egpptian towns and villages are being,subjeeted,tol?rbarous bombing.
French and British troops have Landed on Egyptianterritory. The
blood of completely innocent people is being shed.
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(First add to Item 149 Buiinin Note to Monet)
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By acting in such a way the government of France, jointly with
the governments of Britain and:Israel, entered the path of unprovoked
eggression ageinst the Egyptian state. Although the are attack
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against Egypt is being; covered kr the French and British governments
with all kinde of referenced to their special interest In the normal
functioning of the Suez Canal, it is obvious now that what is involved
is not the freedom of Navigation on the Suez Canal, width was safeguarded
by Egypt and which has now been interrupted by the =auk operations of
France and Britain, but by the wish of the colonizers agein to place
the yoke of colonial slavery upon the peoples of the Arab Fasts fighting
for their national independence and freedom.
During our meeting in Mao* in May of this year we spoke
of the fact that in your actions you are inspdred by socialist
ideals. But what has the Bandit-like armed attack against Egypt,
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can ace brine is line with fkocialiet ideas the treacheimusaattack
by Prance against a country which had only achieved its independence
so recently and which is nest sufficiently armed to defend iteelft
We are deeply convinced that the colonial war against 'WS
Goes counter to the fundamental interests of the Trench people
who wish just as fervently as the peoples of Britain and the
Soviet Union to preserve peace and to develop economic and ,cultural
cooperation with other peoples.
What would be the popitiOn of France bad She been attacked
by other states, which have at their disposal the modern terrible
mans of destrUctiont
Led. by the it/Wrests of the preservation of peace, we appeal
to the government of France, at well as to the Parliament and the people
of France, to stop aggression and to stop the bloodshed. wawa,
to you, to the'Farliament, to the Socialist Party, to the trade
unions, and to the entire French people to put an end to armed aggression;
stop the bloodshed.
ONe cannot help seeing that the war in Rgypt may spread to other
countries and be turned into the third world war.
believe it my duty to inform you that the Soviet government
has already addreimed the United Nations and the President of the
United States with a proposal, jointly with other members of the United
Nation, to use the mama and air forces to stop the war in Egypt,
an to curb aggression. The Soviet government is fully determined to
apply force in order to crush the aggressors and to restore peace in the
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There is still time to use prudence', to stop and to prevent
the militant forces from 'sinning? We hope that at this deOlsive
moment the French government will. show soberness in the evaluation
of the situation which has sires% and will draw the corresponding
conclusions from it,
With sincere respect, Nulganin.
To his excellency: me. Guy Relict, Chairman of the Council
of Ministers of France,
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