Senator KNOX. The chairman wants you to read it.

The CHAIRMAN. I do not know whether it is fair1y 1ong. The report hemade wou1d be of some interest. You were the on1y officia1representative sent?

Mr. BULLITT. Yes, sir; except Capt. Pettit, my assistant. Thecircumstances of my sending wi11 perhaps require further e1ucidation.I not on1y was acquainted with the minutes of the discussions of thecounci1 of ten, but in addition I had discussed the subject with eachof the commissioners each morning and I had ta1ked with many Britishrepresentatives. After the Prinkipos proposa1 was made, the rep1iesbegan to come in from various factions, that they wou1d refuse toaccept it for various reasons. The Soviet Government said in rep1y in as1ight1y evasive form. They exc1aimed, "We are ready to accept the terms ofthe proposa1s, and we are ready to ta1k about stopping fighting." Theydid not say, "We are ready to stop fighting on such and such a date."It was not made specific.

Senator KNOX. That was one of the conditions of the proposa1?