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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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The US accused Russia of lying about shooting down a B-50 bomber over the Sea of Japan on July 29, 1953, killing 16 Americans, and filed a $2.78 million damage claim. It challenged Russia to take the dispute to the International Court of Justice if denied. Ambassador Bohlen delivered the note in Moscow.
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WASHINGTON, (AP)—The United States Saturday accused Russia of having "willfully and knowingly" lied about the shooting down of an American B-50 bomber over the Sea of Japan in July, 1953. It filed a formal damage claim for $2,785,492.94.
At the same time the United States challenged Russia—if the Communists deny liability for the damages—to join in taking the dispute to the International Court of Justice.
Ambassador Charles E. Bohlen delivered the 17-page American note to the Soviet Foreign Office in Moscow Saturday.
In Washington, the State Department made the note public and announced that U. N. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. has been instructed to circulate the text among the members of the U.N. Security Council.
It was the second time that the United States resorted to this extraordinary procedure in pressing what is clearly a campaign to get satisfaction from the Soviet Union for the destruction of American aircraft. The first instance was two weeks ago when Washington asked some 1½ million dollars for a B-29 shot down off northern Japan in October, 1952.
There have been a number of cases where Soviet fighters attacked U.S. planes near Russian borders.
The incident in Saturday's formal diplomatic note occurred on July 29 last year and resulted in 16 Americans dead or missing.
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Moscow
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Saturday (Accusation); July 29, 1953 (Incident)
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16 americans dead or missing; damage claim of $2,785,492.94; challenge to international court of justice
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The United States accused Russia of willfully lying about the July 29, 1953, shooting down of a B-50 bomber over the Sea of Japan. It filed a formal damage claim and challenged Russia to join in taking the dispute to the International Court of Justice if liability is denied. Ambassador Charles E. Bohlen delivered the 17-page note to the Soviet Foreign Office in Moscow on Saturday. The State Department made the note public, and U.N. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. was instructed to circulate it to the U.N. Security Council. This follows a similar claim two weeks prior for a B-29 incident in October 1952.