The Archive · 1939

Anglo-Soviet Talks Deadlock Unended

Differences Over Minor

Points Unsettled; Few More Days Needed SPECIAL ro THE "mom."

London, May 19.

AL Ivan Maisky, the Soviet Ar-Lassador, called at the Foreign Office this morning. He saw Sir Robert Vansittart, Chief Adviser to the Foreign Secretary, and is understood to have informed him of the terms of the communication received from the Soviet replying to his account of.contacts with Sir Robert on Wednesda; The account of this conversation was in the hands of Mr.

Neville Chamberlain, the Prime Minister, before he spoke in the House of Commons today.

No further instructions have been sent to Sir British Amb: ing th: s between Britain and the Soviet regarding methods to resist aggression, but it confidently bè- lieved that these will be overcome.

—Reuter.

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