TELEGRAM 124
Ottawa, January 22, 1942.
Your telegram No. 2378 of December 15th. You are authorized to sign draft agreement for exchange of consuls between Canada and the U.S.S.R., proposed by Soviet Ambassador. Text as it stands is acceptable except that our Government should be described as “the Government of Canada”. Please advise us of probable date of signature of agreement and concert publicity arrangements with Maisky so that fact of signature can be announced simultaneously in Ottawa.
For your information, I may add that Government does not intend for the present to appoint Consuls to U.S.S.R., but takes view that most appropriate Canadian representation in Moscow would be diplomatic. Enquiries as to the acceptability of a Canadian Minister to the U.S.S.R. will, it is expected, be initiated shortly through the usual channels.
