Nothing Yet to Justify Resumption of Relations with Moscow London, Feb, 29.
The Foreign Secretary, Sir Austen Chamberlain, was asked in the House of Commons to-day whether, in view of the banishment of the Zinoviel left wing clement from the Government of Russia, the British Government would consider the question of recognition of the Soviet Government.
Sir Austen Chamberlain said that nothing had occurred since that incident to justify the British Government in considering resumption of diplomatic relations.
Austen Chamberlain was asked if he had seen the speech by Comrade Rykov saying that the Russian Government were prepared [to give the guarantees required by the British Government regarding interference in British affairs. He replied that he had not, but if the Soviet wished to give assurances of that kind they could do so in the proper manner through diplomatic channels, and those assurances would be considered—British Wireless through Reuter,
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