Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-08-22

PLANTATION for the move.
M. Litvinoff Is now in Russia,
having returned. for consultation
last May. He had been expected
to return, however, since his
British-born wife, the former Ivy
Low, remained in Washington.
M. Maisky had been replaced
by Fedor Guseff, 39-year -old Rus
sian Minister to Canada.
Important Post Seen.
Although the brief announces
ment that M. Litvinoff had been
relieved of his post" gave no hint
of the plans in store for him, it
was considered possible in London
today that Moscow has an impor-
tant post at home for man with
his background of world affairs,
particularly those OF the United
States.
Russia's diplomatic representation
with her two principal allies thus no
longer Is in the hands of men whose
names have become familiar In the
news.
The new development followed
Russian press calls for the Allies to
open "a second front" in Western
Europe to draw of the huge Ger
man forces battling in Russia. 1t
came, too, as President Roosevelt
and Prime Minister Churchill were
holding their war conferences at
Quebec with British, American and
Canadian war leaders,
Russia Absent From Farley.
Lack Of Russian representation at
Quebec has caused widespread COM
ment in both Allied and Axis capt.
tails, the enemy, of course, taking the
line that there were serious divi-
sions within the United Nations
camp. A recent Moscow announces
ment said Russia had not been In,
yited to the meeting.
M. Litvinoff, now 81 years old,
has been spectacular figure In
Soviet foreign affairs. whose political
rise and fall has conceded with i'm
portant changes in foreign policy.
He arrived in the United States
one day before the Pearl Harbor
attack to represent his government
during the months when the Ameri-
can Government was forced to take
the defensive in the Pacific war with
Japan.
He has long been the most promi-
nent Soviet advocate of collective
security and close relations with
Britain and the United States. He
was Peoples Commissar for Foreign
Affairs for decade until he resigned
just before Europe went to war.
Was Replaced by Molotov.
He had been in the midst OF
negotiations with Britain and
France for a general mutual as
sistance pact when he was replaced
by Vyacheslaff Molotov. The mystery
of that move was solved when the
Kremlin reversed it's entire policy
and signed non-aggression pact
with Germany in August, 1899. The
German-British- French conflict be-
gan the following month and NJ.
Litvinoff retired to virtual seclusion.
When Germany violated her Rus
sian nonaggreSsion pact and invaded
that country in June, 1941, Mr. Lit
vinoff came back strong in the POI
litical structure of his country.
Britain and the United States
promptly extended materiel aid to
Russia, and Britain later signed an
alliance with the Soviets.
The so-called "second-front" is
sue has been delicate political point
between Russia and her Western
allies. Premier Stain and other
Russian officials expressed pleasure
at the Allied invasion of North
Africa last November.
But even that military victory and
the recently concluded Sicilian tri-
umph has not satisfied the Russians,
to judge by the press comment Of
Moscow newspapers.
Nazi Strength in Russia.
The Soviet Army newspaper Red
Star only last Wednesday defined
the much-sought second front" as
an Allied invasion of Western Eu-
rope which would force the Germans
to detach from so to so divisions
from the Russian front.
Red Star estimated the German
(See LITVINOFF, Page A-10)
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