Russian newspaperman emphasize need for Eisenhower-Stalin meeting:

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 26, 1998
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: January 29, 1953
• Content Type: NOTES

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Russian newspapermen emphasize need forEisenhower-StaJ-in meeting:
Pravdars Paris correspondent and two TASS reporters emphasize
the necessity of an Eisenhower-Stalin meeting. They pointed out the
need-for secret in the preparations,
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commented that the Pravda correspondent
apparently expected the views to be passed on to tie United States
Comment: Soviet UN delegate Zorin, referring to the Reston
letter to Stalin as Itobviously inspired" and as mentioning a "new ti
approach" to peace in Korea, recently stated that the Soviet Govern-
ment would be interested in learning what the United States had in
Government.
mind. Other Communist officials have hinted indirectly at the
importance of Stalin's indication that he would welcome a meeting
with Eisenhower.
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Soviet Officials show interest in Eisenhower-Stalin meeting:
During the first two weeks of Janua three Soviet newspaper- 25X6A
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A Soviet diplomat at the UN stressed
his government's interest in ascertaining just what the United
States meant by Reston's "new op proach" to the Korean problem.
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Soviet Ambassador Zarubin has been going out of F 25X1D1a
his way to draw attention to Stalin's answers as the fourth sugges-
tion the Soviet Government had made to achieve a Korean peace.
There was no hint, however, either by the spokesmen or in. Soviet
propaganda that the Kremlin had in mind new terms on which negotia-
tions could be reopened.
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