Russia Violates Potsdam Agreement
(1.30 p.m.) WASHINGTON. June 25. The acting Secretary of State (Mr Dean Acheson) told a Press conference that Russia flatly rejected the United States protest against the Russian expulsion of the Christian Science Monitor's correspondent. Mr Reuben Markham, from Rumania. Mr Acheson said the United States had registered objections, both in Moscow and Bucharest, unavailmgly. The Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs replied, contending that the American argument furnished no foundation for rescinding Soviet action against American pressmen. Mr Acheson pointed out that the Kremlin took this view despite the fact that suppression of news freedom violates the Potsdam Agreement.
Mr Markham had written stories on conditions in Rumania to which the Russians objected.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NA19460626.2.59
Bibliographic details
Northern Advocate, 26 June 1946, Page 5
Word Count
117Russia Violates Potsdam Agreement Northern Advocate, 26 June 1946, Page 5
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the Northern Advocate. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in