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Very few Americans knew his name or were aware that Nikolai Vasilievich Novikov had been, for the last 19 months, the Soviet Ambassador to the U.S. Very few Americans knew that he had been called to Moscow in July for consultation and had not been back since. Very few Americans noticed that, last week, Ambassador Novikov had been relieved of his duties. His mission to Washington - whatever it was, and however well he had done it - was over. His successor: Alexander Semyenovich Panyushkin...
...back to business. For many months the Soviet Union had disregarded a U.S. request to negotiate a settlement of the $1 i billion in Lend-Lease which the U.S. had given during the war. More than half that sum had been for military supplies. Last week Soviet Ambassador Nikolai Novikov finally consented to discuss it. State Department officials sat down with him to tabulate the long overdue bill...
Nikolai V. Novikov, owlish Soviet Ambassador to the U.S., arriving from Paris at LaGuardia Field, was involved in a border incident with New York City customs and immigration men. He was taken to the crowded Public Health Room for the routine quarantine and immigration lineup, was questioned, examined, and cross-examined as if he were "just a passenger." The procedure annoyed him. When he tried to phone the Soviet Consulate, an airline representative barred the way. Novikov drew his iron curtain about him and glared. A few minutes later, a customs inspector requested him to sign a baggage declaration...
...blonde? A punch in the nose? You can get it in Detroit-wholesale. The atmosphere in Detroit is large; it differs from that of the diplomatic capitals of Europe. This does not mean that Detroit cannot handle a diplomat now & then. Take last week. Soviet Ambassador Nikolai Vassilievich Novikov was entertained for two full days. And he could tell he wasn't in Budapest...
...Novikov is regarded by colleagues as more self-confident and suave than his predecessor. But the change in ambassadors will mean little: the notes delivered to the State Department will still be written in Moscow...