REPORTED LETTER

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28630, 5 July 1958, Page 13

REPORTED LETTER

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By Tass

LONDON, July 3 I A spokesman for Tass, acting Bthe authority of the Soviet bassy in London, said that a sian official has handed in to Foreign Office an anonymous er containing an A-bomb ?at he letter, purporting to be oq —n an American pilot stationed c y n Britain, said that the pilot I ind his crew proposed to drop an I itomic bomb during a routine | light. j The bomb was to be dropped ® luring the flight “at some point n the North Sea not very far ® rom the coast of England.’’ The letter, signed “very truly a ours, W,’* was addressed to Mr ® akob Malik, the Soviet Ambas--1 ador in London. ; It said: ; “1 can help your country a m Teat deal and it is my firm ind ention to do so soon. et “Enough water has passed mder the bridge and it is time 0 o act.’’ • The letter added: 1 “Dulles and the N.A.T.O. have 1 umed their backs on the good- " till extended to them by the lussian leaders. "Dulles will have to be forced o accept that goodwill.” The writer added that his | arget would be far enough ort J he coast of England “so that too d lany people won’t be killed. ® “Our D-day will be some time J fter July 1,” he added. * The letter went on: £ “Of course, it will be up to ® ou to provide a refuge for riie 1 nd my crew, all of whom have I greed to act together with me J “It is understood, of course, ri lat will reveal all the secret el formation we know of to your dl ntelligence Service.”