Russian Agrees To Speak Here

Mikhail A. Menshikov, Russian Ambassador to the United States, has accepted an invitation from the Harvard United Nations Council to speak here next Fall.

According to Martin G. Silverman '60, president of the Council, Menshikov expressed himself as being "anxious to speak" to the students and faculty. He will appear as part of a program sponsored by the Council celebrating United Nations Day, October 24.

Silverman emphasized the fact that the U.N. Council is "a non-partisan organization" but added that Menshikov's appearance would be "beneficial" to the student body. "The Harvard community will have an opportunity to hear and question the Soviet ambassador first-hand."