Rights and Duties Defined by Riksdag Measure Stockholm, Feb. 17.
Sweden's new trade. agreement with Russia, drawn up some months ago, has now been submitted: to the Riksdag for its-approval and rati-
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, commenting on the agreement, points out that it contains a number of clauses favourable to Swedish interests, amongst which the lowing stipulations are especially. emphasized: The activity of the Russian trade delegate is localized of {in Stockholm', and the number of its members is limited. All legal questions concerning the transactions of the delegation are to be treated and decided according to Swedish law, except such transactions as ate to be performed within the Soviet Union or concerning which it has been specially agreed that they are to be subjected to Russian law. The Property of the delegation in Sweden with some insignificant ceptions can be subjected to seizure or executive measures, The treaty also fixes the delegation ability to Swedish taxation and stipulates that legal papers may be served on it, March 3.
The Riksdag today adopted a Government Bill approving an} agreement with regard to the rights and duties of the Soviet trade delegation at Stockholm, Opponents of the Bill, who included the ox-Premier, M. Hammarskyold, objected to the conferment of extraterritorial rights fu the 40 members of the delega-
The Foreign Minister assured the Conservative leader, M. Trygger, in the Upper Chamber that the agreement would be denounced if the trade delegation were found to be working outside their legitimate
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