The Archive · 1941

Frankness London, Dee, 28

Ae, Anthony Eden, nowly-appointed Secretary of State for Foreign Alfalrs, and M. Ivan Maisky, Russian Am: bassador to Great Britain, yesterda! held conversations which' both described as a cordial exchange of assurances of desires to Improve Soviet Russian-British relations.

'They briefly referred jo Far East~ cer affairs, especially to their Govern. ments' mutual desire to continue aid te China, it was understood.

was popularly held that Moscow regards Mr. Eden without the distrust it accorded Viscount Halifax, hig predecessor as Foreign Secretary.

Mr. Eden. invited MI. Maisky to specify Immediate obstacles to 2. British-Russian reconciliation, It was tnderstood—United Press,

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