Mr, Baldwin recalled the denials of the Charge d'Affaires, Comrade] Rosengolz, in February that Borod was in the Soviet employ and hi disowning of responsibility for Boro-ain's actions and speeches. This was Subsequently confirmed, said_ the Premier, by Comrade Litvinoff to the British Charge q'Affaires at Moscow. Notwithstanding these denials the British Government possessed a telegram dated Nover-ber Inst year, from the Soviet Commissar of Foreign Affairs to the Soviet representative at Peking, whereby it was laid down that (1) Borodin was to take his orders direct from Moscow: (2) the Far Eastern Bureau was to be instructed that all its decisions regarding the general policy of the Kuomintang and. military and political works must be agreed with Borodin; (3) if they disagreed matters should be referred to Moscow; (4) the Peking! representative should be Kept informed by Borodin and the Far Eastern Bureau of their decisions, and (8) Borodin's appointment, as official Soviet representative at Car-police were seeking was not found. May 23.
Reuter's Lobby correspondent says that there is now almost a general conviction that the statements of! the Ministers in the House of] Commons. to-morrow in regard to the raid on Arcos House will involve a complete break with Russia—Reuter.
Moscow, May 23.
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