Recognition of an Independent Trotsky and 100 Other Comrades Sovereign State Expelled From Party London, Dec. 20.
Moscow, Dee. 1
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Treaty between Great Britain and Iraq, which was. signed here on December 14. The treaty recogni-the zes Iraq as an independent sovereign State, and declares that there shall bbe peace and friendship between His Britannic Majesty and His Majesty the King of Iraq.
It states that, "provided the present rate of progress in Iraq maintained and all goes well in the interval, His Britannic Majesty will support the eandiature of Iraq for! admission to the League of Nations in 1952." Tt stipulates that separate agreements superseding those of March 25, 1924, shall regulate Snancial and' military relations.
The King of Iraq undertakes to secure the execution of all international obligations which His! Britannic Majesty has undertaken to have carried out in respect of Traq. Any difcalties that may] arise between the high contracting parties regarding the interpretations. of the provisions of this treaty shall be referred to the—Permanent Court of International "Justice provided for by Article XIV of the Covenant of the League of Nations.
The Treaty shall be subject to review with the object of making all modifications required by the cireumtances when Iraq enters the League of jons.—British through Reuter.
The Communist Congress, which is holding meetings here, has passed 'a resolution for the expulsion of 75} active ringleaders of the opposition, led by Comrade Trotsky, from the Communist Party, including Comrades Kemeneff, Rakovsky, Smilga, Smirnoff, and Radek, and' also the entire membership of the so-called Sapronoff Party, numbering 23] members.
Communists Rejeet Full Apology Dec. 19, Following the adoption yesterday' bby the Commanist Congress of a resolution for the expulsion from the Communist Party of 75 active ringleaders of the Opposition, led. by Comrade Trotsky, and including, Comrades Kameneif, Rakovsky, Smilga, Smirnoff, and Radek, and also the entire membership of the so-called Sapronoff Party, numbering a further 23, a statement to-day was submitted to the Congress by the Opposition. It is signed by Kameneff, Zinovielf, and other expelled leaders, who confess the error of their ways and declare their willingness completely and uncondition ly to acquiesce. in the decisions of the Congress, The Congress rejected the statement, but agreed to re-admit. the members of the Opposition on Wireless plication in six months, if they fulfilled their pledges.—Reuter.
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