Telegram from American Embassy in Moscow on Francis Gary Powers Trial
8/18/1960
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This telegram to the Secretary of State from the American Embassy in Moscow describes reactions from President Eisenhower and the Soviet press relating to the trial of Francis Gary Powers, the pilot of the American U-2 spy plane that crashed in the Soviet Union in May 1960.
This document was digitized by teachers in our Primarily Teaching 2017 Summer Workshop at the Eisenhower Library.
This document was digitized by teachers in our Primarily Teaching 2017 Summer Workshop at the Eisenhower Library.
This primary source comes from the Collection DDE-WHOSS: White House Office, Office of the Staff Secretary: Records of Paul T. Carroll, Andrew J. Goodpaster, L. Arthur Minnich, and Christopher H. Russell.
National Archives Identifier: 72736304
Full Citation: Telegram from American Embassy in Moscow to Secretary of State on Francis Gary Powers Trial; 8/18/1960; U-2 Incident [Vol. III] [July-August 1960] (3); Alphabetical Subject Files, 1953 - 1961; Collection DDE-WHOSS: White House Office, Office of the Staff Secretary: Records of Paul T. Carroll, Andrew J. Goodpaster, L. Arthur Minnich, and Christopher H. Russell; Dwight D. Eisenhower Library, Abilene, KS. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/telegram-embassy-moscow-powers, April 28, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.