Evening star., 1941-12-07
Litvinoff in u. S.;
Due in Capital Today;
Fight 10 End
New Soviet Envoy,
On West Coast, Declines
Further Comment

/ BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. g.
Maxim Litvinoff, new Russian AM
baSSador, arrived in the United
States today with the promise the
Red Army would fight on, in for
tune or misfortune against "the
enemy of humanity-Hitler."
The Soviet diplomat, nearing the
end of flight carrying him three
quarters of the way around the
globe. good-naturedly declined to
discuss politics on alighting from
the Clipper plane from Honolulu,
but said. Il am looking forward with
confidence to my work in WASH
ington"
His Reception Committee. both
official and unofficial comprised
one of the largest gatherings on
record to meet a trans-Pacific plane
here.
officials of the United States
Army and Navy, of the Free France
organization. of the Russian con-
sulate and the Russian Purchasing
Commission. and of the Department
of State were on hand.
Due Here at 10 O'Clock.
Mr.. Lityinoff, his wife, a secre-
tary and five other persons con-
nected with 1I.Ssian enterprise in
this country were due to arrive in
Washington. D. c.. at 10 am. tE.
S. t. tomorrow by special plane.
The Ambassador appeared eager
to get on with his trip. He spoke
rapidly and firmly in a brief press
conference atthe Clipper base.
Il am looking forward to meeting
again your great President" he
said. L am very happy to be in
your country. l want to express,
in my peoples behalf, appreciation
for the substantial contribution the
American people are making in the
common cause. l am sorry l cannot
see my way clear to make any
political statement. 1 must start
my activities with your President"
The United Air Lines had COL
lected a considerable quantity of
Russian food at the airport, but the
local Russian consulate said the
visitors are in the United States
now and will welcome American
food"
Plenty of caviar was stored aboard
the special plane regardless.
Accompanied by Wife.
On the long plane flight from
Kuibyshev the Ambassador was &C
companied by Nine Litvinoff,
daughter of Sir Walter Low, British
scholar, and by his secretary, Ana
staSia Petroya.
After the welcome at the Clipper
base, the party motored to the
Russian consulate for lunch.
The vivacious Nine Litvinoff wore
a small black felt hat with tiny red
feather at the side. black suit
and brown shoes. Litvinoff wore a
dark suit. overcoat and hat.
Asked for his version of being left .
behind in a plane schedule mixup
in Persia. the Ambassador said, Il
would rather forget it, He expressed .
thanks for courtesies extended by
British and United States repre-
sentatlveS to facilitate the long
flight across the Orient and the Pa
cific
Asked for a word about Moscow
at war. Nine. Litvinoff said a month
had passed since she left but
there was hard frost and deep |
snow-and hope it is harder and |
deeper now"
The new Ambassador will sue
ceed Constantin Oumansky in
Washington.
One-time foreign commissar of
the Soviet Union, Litvinoff was a
leading factor in Washington con-
ferences which led to United States
recognition of his country in 1893.
In the party travelling east we're
Litvinof, his wife, a secretary.
Andre Gromyko. Charge d'Affaires
of the Russian Embassy in Wash
lngton: KonStantin LukaShov of the
New York office of Amtorg, Russian
trade organization: Ilya Saraev,
acting Russian Military Attache in
Washington: Alexander Repin. head
of the Russian Military Mission in
Washington, and Kenneth Durant
of the TaSs CRusSian) News Agency.