feb 22, 1946 - Kennan Telegram
Description:
On February 22, 1946, kennan sent a 5,500-word telegram from Moscow to Secretary of State James Byrnes outlining a new strategy for diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union. He said that the Soviet union did not want peace and that there was no point trying to keep peace but rather to contain communism and prevent it spreading further.Added to timeline:
Date:
feb 22, 1946
Now
~ 79 years ago