861.00 Congress, Communist International, VII/13: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Bullitt)
143. Your 262, July 2, 7 p.m. You will note from Department’s 202, August 14, 1934, 3 p.m.,43 that the Department considers that (1) the discussion of policies and activities of the Communist Party of the United States at meetings in the Soviet Union of organs of the Communist International, (2) the adoption of resolutions at such meetings containing proposals pertaining to activities in the United States, and (3) the participation of representatives of the Communist Party of the United States in the proceedings of such meetings constitute violations of the propaganda pledges contained in Litvinoff’s note to the President of November 16, 1933.44 In the event that the question of the attitude of this Government in this matter is brought up by Litvinoff or anyone else, you should not hesitate to set forth clearly the position of this Government as indicated in the Department’s 202, August 14, 1934, 3 p.m., emphasizing that the American people are most sensitive with respect to interference of foreign countries in their domestic affairs and that the American Government expects that the Soviet Government will take appropriate means to prevent acts in disregard of the solemn pledges given by Mr. Litvinoff on behalf of the Soviet Government.