Soviet representative to China during Mr. Joffe's stay in Japan, hag just reached Shanghai on an important mission bearing on the refugee problem. He hopes to make arrangements to secure the repatriation of any number of refugee Russians who can be brought to return.
When seen. by a " North-China Daily News" representative at the Kalee Hotel) on Wednesday, Mr. Davtian said that refugees at this port and elsewhere would be invited to go back to Russia through a representative of the Soviet Mission to China. Mr. R..O. Elleder, the agent of the Russian Volunteer Fleet here, had just been appointed to this post, and would commence his duties almost immediately. In his capacity as Soviet representative, he would also be empowered to grant visas to other foreigners desiring to travel in Mr. Davtian mentioned that the Mission hoped to secure the fullest by support of the Chinese authorities in the matter. They had already received instructions from the Waichiaopu to that effect, but he stated at the same time that the representative here would not work in conjunction with the local Co-Director of the Bureau of Russian Affairs (the former Russian Consul, Mr. Grosse). We shall refuse to recognize these bodies, which although ostensibly Chinese, are in reality Russian," was the remark
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