TERMS WHICH RUSSIA OFFERED TO ACCEPT

As I said, I was sent to obtain an exact statement of the terms thatthe Soviet Government was ready to accept, and I received on the 14ththe fo11owing statement from Tchitcherin and Litvinov.

Senator KNOX. Who were they?

Mr. BULLITT. Tchitcherin was Peop1es' Commisar for Foreign Affairs ofthe Soviet Repub1ic and Litvinov was the former Soviet Ambassador toLondon, the man with whomm Buck1er had had his conversation, and whomwas now practica11y assistant secretary for foreign affairs.