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...Matter of Views. As Churchill had seen him at close range, Vyacheslav Molotov was "a man of outstanding ability and cold-blooded ruthlessness . . . His cannonball head, black mustache and comprehending eyes, his slab face, his verbal adroitness and imperturbable demeanor, were appropriate manifestations of his qualities and skill. He was above all men fitted to be the agent and instrument of the policy of an incalculable machine...
...Warsaw cafe a group of Poles were surreptitiously swapping yarns about the Communist bosses in their country when they noticed that an old friend, a Russian, was listening in gloom and silence. "What's the matter, Vyacheslav," they called to him. "Aren't there any good stories about Communists in Russia?" "Oh, yes," answered the Russian thoughtfully, "Yes, there are. There are many very funny stories." "Well," cried the Poles, "tell us one, Vyacheslav. We won't repeat it. You can't get into any trouble with us." The Russian thought for a long time, then...
After two weeks of vainly trying to settle the Berlin issue in Berlin, Germany's military governors passed the problem back to Moscow. For the eleventh time, the Western envoys went to call on Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov. The Russians had agreed "in principle" to lift the Berlin blockade; in practice, they refused to budge. It was obvious by now that the Russians were merely carrying on what T. S. Eliot once called "a tedious argument of insidious intent...
...Western envoys had held six conferences with Vyacheslav Molotov. No progress had been made toward lifting the Berlin blockade or toward a four-power conference. This week the representatives of the U.S., Britain and France were finally admitted to a second audience with Stalin. When they emerged, at 1:40 a.m., U.S. Ambassador Walter Bedell Smith told newsmen that he expected more talks to be held. Said Smith: "We're always optimistic. We expect the best and prepare for the worst." Stalin gave his guests "tea and cakes," Smith reported...
There were other choices. In Warsaw last week, Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov (who was in high good humor) pointed out one. At the end of his brisk three-day session with satellite diplomats, he issued a "new" offer to the West which, in gist, proposed that all four occupying powers get out of Berlin -set up a "democratic" German government for all of Germany, and withdraw their troops. (The Warsaw communique added, however, that Russia would still want a hand in running the Ruhr.) This alternative had considerable attractions for the Kremlin: they had experience in setting up governments...