Suggestion that Conventional Status of Legations Is Open to Doubt Peking, Oct. 15.
Replying to the note of the Dipmatic Corps in connexion with the handing over of the Legation, M. Karakhan, the Soviet representa-in "Peking, questions the of the conventional, status of the Diplomatic Quarter, and suggesting the matter is open to doubt on international and juridical grounds. He further hints that divergence of views may make it impossible to comply with all the regulations obtaining before his arrival, but expresses the hope this will not prevent finding some modus vivendi between the Soviet Embassy and the Legations.
'M. Karakhan has unofficially made known his desire to be present at meetings of the Diplomatic body.
This question appears likely to present difficulties if the representative of any country which has not yet recognized Russia makes ob-Jections—Reuter's Pacific Service.
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