Word: molotov
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Chatter. In the House of Commons, Prime Minister Churchill jovially turned aside inquisitive gibes about his retirement. "[You] must not be led away by all the chatter in the press," said he. Socialist Woodrow Wyatt rose to criticize Churchill for disclosing his correspondence with Russia's Foreign Minister Molotov without first getting Molotov's permission. Said Wyatt: "If we disapprove of anything [you] might have written, [you] would only lose [your] job, whereas the men in the Kremlin stand to lose their heads." Righteous indignation filled Churchill's voice, but a smile touched his lips...
Thus Stalin had his prize in hand. Two days later Molotov handed to Harriman a draft of Stalin's political conditions. With Roosevelt's approval Harriman suggested some changes. Most important: Port Arthur should be internationalized. Stalin came personally to Harriman, and what followed is reported by Harriman...
While they were waiting for the phone calls to come through, Stalin added, there was a counterproposal. Molotov would read...
...have a go at them," said one organizer last week. "What are we waiting for?" But the signal must come from Churchill, and last week the old man was giving a performance that suggested that he could go on forever. He tangled with Russian Foreign Minister Molotov,* scolded the U.S. for releasing the Yalta documents, then, in a workmanlike speech that glowed with grandeur and precision, slapped down a Labor attempt to censure his government. He allowed himself a gentle gibe at Laborite Clem Attlee and his followers: "I hope sincerely that the word 'followers' is the right...
...Moscow last week made public a wire that Churchill sent to Molotov last July 4: "I have not had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Malenkov or, as far as I can remember from the war years, any of your political colleagues . . . Would it appeal to you ... if we met in a friendly fashion, without agendas, for the sole purpose of trying to find a sensible way of living side by side? I beg to be informed about what you and your friends think about it." Molotov replied: "We think such a friendly contact could help." But first Geneva, then...