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Chronicle (Levin), 12 May 1948, Page 5

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Received Wednesday, 10.55 a.m. LONDON, May 11. A Foreign Office spokesnian anlounced that the Ameriean apnoach to Russia was not made fter consultations with the Britsh Government. He a4ded that 3ritain was not contemplating any imilar step. The United States Ambassador to London, Mr. L. W. Douglas, and the JTench Ambassador to London, M. •lassigli, ealled at the Foreign DfRce to discuss with Mr. Ernest ievin the Ameriean approach to lussia. In Paris the French Foreign •dinister, M. Bidault, "noted withl jatisfaction" the exchange of notes

letween Amenca and Russia. Reuter's Moscow correspondent :ays political observers believe that he Russian agreement to SovietAmerican talks is believed to be the :esult of mounting tension between :he two eountries. Most Russians vant better relations with America a.nd the other Western eountries, .ind consider that the notes greatiy ileared the air. Paris afternoon papers announced the exchange of notes in creaming headlines. The Com"nunist journal, Cesoir, and' the pro-government France Soir were mthusiastic. The latter, in one of i:he biggest banner headlines in its oistory, saidi "Most Sensational Event Since War's End." A Stockholm message says that the Swedish Press welcomed news of the talks but were sceptical of the outeome. ~ ~