The Archive · 1921

Ungern on the Move Again

Sensation in Harbin Over Vladivostok Coup Alarm at Chita

Harbin, June 1.

Events in the Maritime Province have created a tremendous sensation at Harbin which since the de-Teat of Ataman Simionov's army at Borzia last year was full of officers and men, who had left the army, but who in the majority of cases had not been able to secure work here. Consequently the trains leaving east are thronged with these men, who are hastily returning 10 the army.

Many representatives of various non-socialistic organizations have also left for Vladivostok, where they hope to take part in the formation of the new Government.

A prominent political leader from the Ural, M. Ivanoff, is often mentioned in connexion with schemes for a new Government, and it is believed that he has been offered one of the most important posts.

Advices from Chita state that the Government is extremely alarmed by the recent events, and fears that they may influence the population of Middle Eastern Siberia towards similar outbreaks. It is ported that the situation is especially serious in the Nerchinsk and Stretensk regions, the population of which has always shown a strong tendency towards revolution, and has in all times and under all regimes consisted of discontented and belligerent elements. It is persistently rumoured that the partisans in this region have pushed back the Red troops to the railway and are continuing to advance.

According to the "Russkii Golos," a strong partisan detachment, which, the journal states, has nothing in common with Ungern, 's operating against the Reds in the Troizko-Savsk region. The leader of this detachment is a Colonel Prevako, who in the days of the Derber Government at Vladivostok was Commander of the town.

Similar detachments are being formed in other parts of Transbaikalia.

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