Evening star., 1934-01-09
NEW SOVIET ENVOY |
TAKES OVER DUT|ES|
Troyanovsky and Roosevelt
Pledge Efforts to Pro.
mote Peace.

His credentials presented to President
Roosevelt, Alexander Troyanovsky today
had taken over the duties Of Soviet Rus
sia's first Ambassador to the United
States.
He called at the White House late
Yesterday to hand his credentials to Mr..
Roosevelt, who made possible the recog-
milton of Russia for the first time since
the KerenSky regime.
The new envoy expressed to the Pres
ident the thought that cooperation
and friendship of the United States
and the Soviet Union must inevitably
be of great historical significance and
of direct far-reaching moment in the
cause of world peace"
The President replied that "the foun
dation has now been laid for the devel-
opment of genuinely friendly relations
and close cooperation between the
governments of the United States of
America and the Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics"
Troyanovsky accompanied by Boris
Skvirsky, charge d'affaires before the
envoy's arrival, and escorted by Richard
Southgate, representing the State De-
partment. went to the White House In
the Presidents automobile. At the en-
trance they were met by the Presidents S
military and naval aides in full dress
uniform and escorted to the green
room.
Read Formal Greetings.
The President received the visitors in
the blue room with handshakes all
around, and then the Ambassador and
the President each read a formal ad-
dress of greeting and welcome.
Immediately afterward the President
and Troyanovsky retired to the red
room for few minutes private con-
versation.
In presenting his letters of credence
to the President, TroyanOvSky said:
Il have the honor to present to you
the letters which accredit me as Am
bassador extraordinary and plentipo-
tentiary of the Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics to the Government Of the
United States Of America.
"At the same time I have the honor
and pleasure to transmit to you on be-
half of the president Of the Central
Executive Committee of the Union OF
Soviet Socialist Republics, and on be-
half of the government and the people
of my country, the warmest personal
greetings and the Sincerest expression
of friendship and the best wishes for
CIl6 QdpplIlcSS dIlu plOoHClby VI yOoA
great country.
I'm a world that has gone through
the intense postwar period, a period
of concentrated historical events, IN q
world SO much in need of real peace
and good will among nations, In a
world that has substantial reasons for
disappointment with the seemingly end
less and so far fruitless talks about
peace and disarmament-the very fact
of cooperation and friendship between
such two great and powerful nations
as the United States Of America and
the Union of Soviet Socialist Repubncs
must inevitably be of great historical
significance and of direct far-reaching
moment In the cause Of world peace.
Hopes for World Peace.
"It is nv governments and my own
sincerest desire and intention to do
everything possible for the realization
of the wish expressed by you that the
relations now established between our
peoples may forever remain normal ana
friendly, and that our nations hence.
forth may cooperate for their mutual
benefit and for the preservation OF the
peace of the world.
There is among the people OF my
country most natural feeling OF
sympathy, respect and admiration Tor
your great country, which they asso-
ciate with high technical and scient1hc
progress and which they regard as an
immense creative force. The co-opera-
ton, therefore, of the 125. 600, 900 peo-
pie of your country with the 0,0OU
Of our own vast country, must OF nee
essity be boon to the general progress
of humanity.
"I therefore trust, Mr. President, that
the new era of normal and friendly
relations between our peoples may con-
tribute fundamentally to the develop
ment of the widest cooperation in the
most varied fields Of human endeavor.
but first and foremost to the cause OF
the peace of the world. On behalf OF
| the government of the Union OF Soviet
Socialist Republics, let me assure you
that it is determined to continue most
consistently and unswervingly that
policy of peace of which it has given
ample proof on every occasion since
its establishment.
"On entering upon my mission here
shall consider it my highest task to
| do everything in my power toward the
| creation of the closest bonds OF CO.
operation and friendship between oul
| two nations"
President Answers Envoy.
In responding to the Ambassador
greeting, Mr.. Roosevelt said:
IT am very happy to receive the let
ters accrediting you as Ambassador ex-
traordinary and plenipotentiary OF the
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and
to welcome you In that capacity.
1.-THE foundation has now been laic
for the development of genuinely
| friendly relations and close cooperation
| between the governments Of the United
States Of America and the Union OF
Soviet Socialist Republics. II will bt
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