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oo = e@ UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION In Reply, Please Refer to File No. ere WASHINGTON, D. C, 100-428091 July 15, 1961 Re: Soviet Appraisal of President John F. Kennedy A source, who has furnished reliable information in the past, has furnished the following information: During the latter part jof-June and the“firet part of Julys"1961, Timur Tinofeevichr}timofeev, also known as Timmy; Dennis, who is presently employed at the International Depar t of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CCCPSU) and who is the son of the late Eugene Dennis, a former Communist Party, USA (CPUSA) fanctionary, advised that he has obtained from several sources an appraisal of President John F. Kennedy. Timofeev learned from the personal political secretary of Premier Nikita Khrushchev, who is a close personal friend of Timofeev, that at the end of the first day of the recent conference between President John F. Kennedy and Premier Nikita —, Khrushchev in Vienna, Austria, Khrushchev remarked, "Well, I guess you want to know what IL think of him?" Khrushchev answered his question by stating, "Young and green." At the end of the second day of the conference at Vienna, Khrushchev remarked, "Today was different. I started off from a position of strength by raising my voice and making demands, Kennedy countered me and also raised his voice. I said to myself, ho, ho, what have we here. I took notice that he was clever, tough, and sagacious. What convinced me of this was the following: When I told him that we were going through with the signing of the peace treaty with East Germany, Kennedy said, "It looks like it's going to be a cold winter'." CO: + 5 ae sa, a fa rT ENCLOSURE