Frederick Kuh (29 October 1896,

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– 2 February 1978) was an American journalist and diplomat who spent most of his career in Europe. Kuh was born in Chicago and started his career as a reporter for the Chicago Herald and the

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. In 1919, he travelled in Europe, reporting for '' The Liberator'' on the role of British diplomats in the overthrow of the

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. He was also employed by the London Daily Herald as their Balkan correspondent during this trip. He went on to join

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becoming their

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bureau chief. Kuh made some significant

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s in international news stories: four days before the official announcement that

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would surrender to the Allies, he carried the story in the

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. He also reported the terms of the Bulgaria's peace treaty 12 hours before any other correspondent. He revealed the refusal of Soviet Government officials to lift the

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two days before it was officially announced by Western governments.

References

External links

Guide to the Frederick Kuh papers, 1924-1967
Special Collections Research Center, Estelle and Melvin Gelman Library, The George Washington University. {{DEFAULTSORT:Kuh, Frederick 1896 births 1978 deaths American male journalists American expatriates in the Soviet Union