The telegram of the national commissioner foreign USSR V.M.Molotov has put to plenipotentiary of the USSR in the USA K.A.Umansky.
On September, 27, 1940.
On September, 26 has accepted Shteingard [ambassador the USA in the USSR-Yuri]. In conversation with me Shteingard has noted, that after arrival in May in the USA it{he} has met difficulties in a question of improvement of the ñîâåòñêî-American attitudes{relations} of that Soviet Union the actions in Poland, Bessarabia and Baltic contrary to - äå principles of independence of the small countries has destroyed the benevolent attitude{relation} to at Americans.
Then Shteingard spoke about having place after falling France to change in sights of Americans and the American Government which - äå have finished with former carelessness and idealism and began to look at the world where the politics is carried out only by force realistically.
These changes, first of all, were expressed in an intensive arms programme about which Shteingard began to tell rather in detail. After turn of the American Government aside "realism" Shteingard considers, that circumstances favour to statement of a question on improvement of the Soviet-American relations.
Further Shteingard spoke, that as if thanking his assistance and your conversations with Óýëëèñîì and has been resolved{allowed} it is glad questions of the Soviet-American attitudes{relations} (the sanction of export of 70 % of the bought equipment, the freight of the American steamships, sale of gasoline and the consent to delivery of carload axes under the Soviet-Swedish contract).
Taking into account these friendly actions about the side the USA, the American government expects, as the Soviet Government will make something for the further improvement of mutual relations.
Then Shteingard poured out a heap of fine claims and as asked the sanction to open the American consulate in Vladivostok, that I promised to find out
Concerning gold of Balts Shteingard has declared, that the delay gold has no under itself political underlying reason and is only business of financial calculation for banks of Balts have the big duty to the USA, not including the American capital investments in Balts and a duty of private{individual} citizens of the Baltic countries.
I parried this application that Sweden did not detain gold of the Baltic countries available at her and have not prevented to sell it{him} to the State Bank of the USSR, having declared simultaneously the USSR the claims on Balts.
In general anything new, essential Shteingard has not brought.
I inform you for attention
Molotov
(Archive of Foreign policy of the Russian Federation
AVP RF. f. 059, op. 1, p. 320, d. 2220, l. 56-57)
Then, in 1940, Sweden liquidated embassies and representations of the Baltic states.
In the beginning of 1941 Germany, it is similar to Sweden, has settled from the USSR all questions on the fact of ocurrence Baltic the states in structure of the USSR.
In 1943 has recognized rights of the USSR on gold of the Baltic states England. Available in the English banks gold of the Baltic states went on account of to payments for deliveries to the USSR arms.
Then with England questions on transfer of the USSR of steamships belonging to the Baltic states have been settled.
In 1955 diplomatic relations with Germany have been established. Thus the government of chancellor Adenauer did not declare anything that specified that Germany does not recognize ocurrence of Estonia in structure of the USSR.
Thus, the affairs of the state of Europe proved a recognition of legality of ocurrence of Estonia in structure of the USSR.
In 1975 during signing the Helsinki act any of the governments of the states of Europe, including the governments the USA and Canada, has not made the official application for non-recognition of the fact of ocurrence of Estonia (and other Baltic states) in structure of the USSR.
Russian no interests that the governments of some European states spoke night, in a dark room under a dense blanket a little.
All that I here have informed it well-known the fact. However, you demand from me acknowledgement{confirmation} to these facts. On the other hand, my opponents except for proofless propaganda applications do not give anything.
Òåëåãðàììà íàðêîìà èíîñòðàííûõ äåë ÑÑÑÐ Â. Ì. Ìîëîòîâà
ïîëíîìî÷íîìó ïðåäñòàâèòåëþ ÑÑÑÐ â ÑØÀ Ê. À. Óìàíñêîìó.
27 ñåíòÿáðÿ 1940 ã.
26 ñåíòÿáðÿ ïðèíÿë Øòåéíãàðäà. Â áåñåäå ñî ìíîé Øòåéíãàðä îòìåòèë, ÷òî ïî ïðèåçäå â ìàå ìåñÿöå â ÑØÀ îí âñòðåòèë òðóäíîñòè â âîïðîñå óëó÷øåíèÿ ñîâåòñêî-àìåðèêàíñêèõ îòíîøåíèé èç-çà òîãî, ÷òî Ñîâåòñêèé Ñîþç ñâîèìè äåéñòâèÿìè â Ïîëüøå, Áåñàðàáèè è Ïðèáàëòèêå âîïðåêè-äå ïðèíöèïàì íåçàâèñèìîñòè ìàëûõ ñòðàí ðàçðóøèë ó àìåðèêàíöåâ áëàãîæåëàòåëüíîå ê ñåáå îòíîøåíèå.
Çàòåì Øòåéíãàðä ãîâîðèë î ïðîèñøåäøèõ ïîñëå ïàäåíèÿ Ôðàíöèè ïåðåìåíå âî âçãëÿäàõ àìåðèêàíöåâ è Àìåðèêàíñêîãî Ïðàâèòåëüñòâà, êîòîðûå-äå ïîêîí÷èëè ñ ïðåæíåé áåñïå÷íîñòüþ è èäåàëèçìîì è ñòàëè ðåàëèñòè÷åñêè ñìîòðåòü íà ìèð, ãäå ïîëèòèêà îñóùåñòâëÿåòñÿ òîëüêî ñèëîé. Ýòè èçìåíåíèÿ, ïðåæäå âñåãî, âûðàçèëèñü â èíòåíñèâíîé ïðîãðàììå âîîðóæåíèé, î êîòîðûõ Øòåéíãàðä ñòàë ðàññêàçûâàòü äîâîëüíî ïîäðîáíî. Ïîñëå ïîâîðîòà Àìåðèêàíñêîãî Ïðàâèòåëüñòâà â ñòîðîíó «ðåàëèçìà» Øòåéíãàðä ñ÷èòàåò, ÷òî îáñòîÿòåëüñòâà áëàãîïðèÿòñòâóþò ïîñòàíîâêå âîïðîñà îá óëó÷øåíèè ñîâåòñêî-àìåðèêàíñêèõ îòíîøåíèé.
Äàëåå Øòåéíãàðä ãîâîðèë, ÷òî áóäòî áû áëàãîäàðÿ åãî ñîäåéñòâèþ è Âàøèì áåñåäàì ñ Óýëëèñîì è áûë ðàçðåø¸í ðàä âîïðîñîâ ñîâåòñêî-àìåðèêàíñêèõ îòíîøåíèé (ðàçðåøåíèå âûâîçà 70% êóïëåííîãî îáîðóäîâàíèÿ, ôðàõòà àìåðèêàíñêèõ ïàðîõîäîâ, ïðîäàæå áåíçèíà è ñîãëàñèå íà ïîñòàâêó âàãîííûõ îñåé ïî ñîâåòñêî-øâåäñêîìó äîãîâîðó).
Ó÷èòûâàÿ ýòè äðóæåñêèå äåéñòâèÿ ñî ñòîðîíó ÑØÀ, Àìåðèêàíñêîå ïðàâèòåëüñòâî îæèäàåò, ÷òî è Ñîâåòñêîå Ïðàâèòåëüñòâî ñäåëàåò ÷òî-ëèáî äëÿ äàëüíåéøåãî óëó÷øåíèÿ âçàèìîîòíîøåíèé.
Çàòåì Øòåéíãàðä âûñûïàë êó÷ó ìåëêèõ ïðåòåíçèé, à òàê æå ïðîñèë ðàçðåøåíèå îòêðûòü àìåðèêàíñêîå êîíñóëüñòâî âî Âëàäèâîñòîêå, ÷òî ÿ îáåùàë âûÿñíèòü
Îòíîñèòåëüíî çîëîòà Ïðèáàëòîâ Øòåéíãàðä çàÿâèë, ÷òî çàäåðæêà çîëîòî íå èìååò ïîä ñîáîé ïîëèòè÷åñêîé ïîäîïë¸êè è ÿâëÿåòñÿ ëèøü äåëîì ôèíàíñîâîãî ðàñ÷¸òà, èáî áàíêè Ïðèáàëòîâ èìåþò áîëüøóþ çàäîëäæíîñòü ÑØÀ, íå ñ÷èòàÿ àìåðèêàíñêèõ êàïèòàëîâëîæåíèé â Ïðèáàëòàõ è çàäîëæíîñòü ÷àñòíûõ ãðàæäàí ïðèáàëòèéñêèõ ñòðàí. ß ïàðèðîâàë ýòî çàÿâëåíèå òåì, ÷òî Øâåöèÿ íå çàäåðæèâàëà èìåþùååñÿ ó íåå çîëîòî Ïðèáàëòèéñêèõ ñòðàí è íå ïîìåøàëî åãî ïðîäàòü Ãîñáàíêó ÑÑÑÐ, çàÿâèâ îäíîâðåìåííî ÑÑÑÐ ñâîè ïðåòåíçèè ïî ïðèáàëòàì.
 îáùåì íè÷åãî íîâîãî, ñóùåñòâåííîãî Øòåéíãàðä íå ïðèâåç.
Ñîîáùàþ Âàì äëÿ ñâåäåíèÿ
Ìîëîòîâ
(ÀÂÏ ÐÔ. ô. 059, îï. 1, ï. 320, ä. 2220, ë. 56-57)