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U.N. DISCUSSES VLADIVOSTOK INCIDENT 

USSR INTERNATIONAL SERVICE 

Sept. 13, 1954 

:Moscmv, Soviet Home Service, Sept. ll, 1954, 0500 IJAT--L 

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New York--A meeting of the Security Council, called on the request of 

the U.S. representative lodge, was held yesterday. In his letter of 

Sept. 8, Lodge requested the Council to examine the accusation put forward 

by the United States that two aircre.ft with Soviet markings had 

allegedly attacked an a1rcraf't of the .American Navy over the open 

sea. 

The Soviet representative, Vyshinsky, stated that the USSR obJects to 

the inclusion of this issue in the agenda of the Security Council, as 

Lodge had deliberately distorted the entire incident in his letter for 

the purpose of provocation. Recalling the facts connected with this 

incident, Vyshinsky pointed out that, as the .American aircraft proved 

to be an uitr~der over Soviet territory, two Soviet aircraft took off 

for the purpose of warning the American aircraft or this violation. 

Then the u.s. airxraft opened fire en the Soviet aircraft, and it was 

only at this stage that the latter opened return fire. 

Vyshinsky pointed out that the United States in its note to the USSR 

of Sept. 6, contended that the U.S. aircraft did not f'll'e at the Soviet 

airplanes; however, THE NEW YORK TIMES of Sept. 7 cited the statement of membe~s of the crew of the U.S. aircre.f.'t in which they admit~ed that they 

had fired at the Soviet airplane. 

V~h1nsky pointed out that the Um.ted States in its note to the USSR of 

Sept. 6 had declared that the incident had taken place 100 miles east 

of Vladivostok and at a distance of 44 miles from the shore of Siberia. 

A look at the map sho\Va 1 however, said Vyshinsky, that it happened not ov~r the open sea but aver Soviet territory. This incident just 

as the previous incidents with American aircraft, constituted a gross 

violation of the rules of international law by the United States. 

It is clGar thei-efore, said Vyshinsky, that the U.S. State Department had 

distorted the facts for the purpose of shifting the blame from the 

guilty to the innocent. The inelusion of thJ.S issue in the agenda would 

only contribute to the aggravation or the tension in the Far East. 

However, the complaint of the United States was included on the agenda of 

the Security Council. 

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Sept 13, lS' 54 

4--Concerning the rearmament of Japan 

Tbe Japanese people do not want their living standard to be louered due 

to real'tllSnent or to increased armed forces. At the same time, however, 

they con9~der it Jermissible for an independent and soveraign state to 

have its independent armed forces in accordance with the minimum requirerr.ents of self-defense and 1t1ith its economic possibilities Whet is your 

opinion with regard to ar~ed forces for Japan's self-defense' 

Pnswer--The Soviet Union stands for a substantial reduction of arme~ents by 

ell states and for the unconditional ~rohibition of atomic, h~drogen, and 

other mass destrtction weapons At the same titte the Soviet Union proceeds 

from the Jremise that every sovereign state may have the necessar armed 

forces for self-defense 

As is known, the dro~osels of the Soviet Government for the peace treaty 

with Japan ~rovide that independent, ~eaceabl.e, and democratic Japan may 

have the necessarJ armed forces for sel:f'-defense 

5--Concerning the develop~nt of cultural ties between Japan and the uSSR 

I am deeplJ convinced that the expansion o~ c,ltural tics bet•reen Japan 

end the USSR will have a positive infl~ence on strengthening genuinely 

friendly relations between Japan end the uSSR even if the establishllleot of 

normal relauions between our two co~ntries is not expected in the near future 

Ubat is your opinion on this question" 

Answer--The Soviet Union readily maintains and strives in every way to develop 

culttral relations with other countries, Japan included .dsny scientific 

end cultural delegations from other countries have visited the uSSR in recent 

years, and Soviet ctltural delegations have been to a number of foreign 

countries From Japan too, as is known, several delegations have visited the 

Soviet Um.on. \4e have no doubt that there are a good many people in Japan, 

and among Japanese intellecttals partictlarly, who sincerely strive for the 

expansion of cultural ties with the peoples of the vSSR. 

There can be doubt that this will exert a positive influence UJOn the 

strengthening of friendly relations between Japan end the USSR, in which our 

peoples as well as other peoples who are striving for the development of 

international cooperation and the strengthening of universal ~eace are 

interested 

Respectfully yours, V L.olotov Sept 11, 1954, Moscow