Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-21
lomakin Is Due
To Sail for Home
Next Saturday
Red Consul, Embassy
Refuse Any Comment
On Recall Demund

On Recall Demand
Passage for Jacob M. Loma-
kin, Soviet Consul General in
New York. who has been asked
to leave the country at Presi-
dent Truman's orders because
of abuse" of his position in the
refugee school teacher cases. has
been booked for a week from
today.
He is due to sail with his wife
and two children aboard the Swed-
ish liner Stockholm for Europe next
Saturday, the Associated Press re-
ported from New York.
The Stockholm plies between
New York and Gothenburg. Sweden.
He could 60 from there to Moscow
via Finland.
Mr. Lomakin was not available
for comment on his scheduled de-
parture. Steamship line officials in
New York were quoted as saying
they could not disclose when his
reservations were made.
Booking Made in Europe.
A line spokesman said:
I'VE have no record of the book
ing here. 1t was done in Europe"
1t was not clear whether the
passage had been arranged before
or after this Governments demand
that Mr.. Lomakin leave the country.
Soviet Vice Consul Tot I. Chepur-
nykh was quoted as saying in New
York that he knew "a couple of
months ago" that Mr. Lomakin
planned trip home, although he
had not known the date.
Has Several Days Grace.
Mr.. Lomakin has several days
grace to wind up his official business
before the President cancels his
exequatur-his written authority to
carry on consular duties here.
Mr.. Lomakin and the Soviet En-
bassy here refused any comment on
the demand for his recall made in
note sent to Soviet Ambassador
Alexander S. Panyushkin by the
State Department Thursday night
and published yesterday.
From Moscow, the Associated
Press reported that Soviet papers
have not yet carried the news
that the State Department has
asked for the recall of Mr..
Lomakin.)
The Consul General bole the
brunt OF American officlal dis.
pleasure at false charges and in
situations" by Soviet representa-
tives against this Government in
connection with the cases of Mrs.
Oksana Stepanovna Kasenkina and
M. and Mrs. Michael Ivanovich
Samarin, Russian school teachers
who chose to stay here in defiance
OF Moscow orders to return home.
Misleading Statements Charged.
The State Department note &C
cused him of making misleading
statements, compelling Mrs. Kasen-
kina to make false statements in
an interview at his consulate and
of otherwise abusing his position.
1t asked that he leave the country
within reasonable time" and in
formed Ambassador Panyushkin
that President Truman was being
asked to revoke Mr.. Lomakin's ere:
dentials.
Charles G. Ross. White House
press secretary, told reporters the
whole thing was done under the
Presidents orders" Mr.. Truman is
expected to sign next week formal
revocation of Mr. Lomakins exeoua-
tur, stripping him of his Official po-
sition.
Meets With New Rebuff.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Lomakin met
with new rebuff in his efforts to
bring Russian-picked doctors into
Mrs. Kasenkina's case.
Roosevelt Hospital officials yes
terday refused his request that two
doctors he had named be allowed
to examine Mrs. Kasenkina, who Is
recovering in the hospital from crit
| cal injuries suffered when she
leaped from third-floor window
Of the Soviet Consulate last week.
The hospital said the doctors were
not surgeons, and therefore not &C
ceptable. When informed of this
by telephone, Mr.. Lomakin was
quoted as replying:
If you do not let our two doctors
examine Mrs. Kasenkina, we will
hold the hospital authorities re-
sponsible for the result"
Refuses Any Comment.
New York reporters attempted
to question Mr.. Lomakin as he
was leaving the consulate building
yesterday about the demand for his
recall. He told them: You are
wasting your time. gentlemen.
have nothing to say
This Governments action against
Mr. Lomakin gave the Soviet gov
eminent face-saving way outfit
1t wants to take it-from the diplo-
matte impasse created by charges
and countercharges between Moscow
and Washington in the teacher
cases.
In categorically rejecting Soviet
protests against alleged American
official federation" of criminal
acts in what the Soviets called the
kidnapping" of Mrs. Kasenkina and
the Samarins, the State Department
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