The Archive · 1927

The Plan Which Failed

Refusal of Authorities to Allow Youngsters to Tour Russia London, June 13.

A plan of the British Communist Party to send a delegation of half 'a dozen British children between the ages of 12 and 13 to Moscow on Jo. two months' tour as guests of behalf of the British Diplomatie|the "Young Communists League" in them an insight into methods has been knocked on the head owing to the Foreign Office refusing to issue passports to the children, 'The farewell meeting at Bethnal' Green town hall consequently fell rather flat. Some of the children viol lently protested against the justice of it Reuter.

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