On this occasion Molotov wanted to make fun of Marshall and so while chatting he asked Marshall: Since the U.S. had made generals the Secretary of the State and ambassadors, did these diplomats have to march in goose steps?

• 这一次，莫洛托夫想把马歇乐当作取笑的对象, 在闲聊时，莫洛夫问道：既然美国让将军们担任国务卿和驻外大使，那么，这些外交官是否有必要迈着正步行进呢?