The Archive · 1925

Secret Departure

Comrade Karakhan remained in Harbin for one day, but, with the exception of a banquet which was. given in his honour by the Chinese authorities "at the Kirin on the night of his arrival, he did not! Teave his residence. ' His time was however fully occupied conferring with the higher Rupsian railway and receiving deputations: The time of his parture was kept a secret to the Inst moment and very few out-were present when the special train left. He was ae. companied by ral manager] Comrada Ivanoff "and other railway men up to the Changehua terminus. At Mukden he will break' hhis journey for one day, as he: has been informed that Marshal Chang will receive him, and that! a banquet in his honour will be! given by the Marshal in the! evening.

'Owing to the suspension' of the traffic on the Mukden-Peking Rai-way, Karakhan will travel on to, Dairen where he takes steamer, for Tientsin. 7 The U.S.S.R. ambassador is accom. panied by his wife and two children! and with him is also travelling the new Military Attache Egoreff, who was a Colonel in the Russian army until "the revolution swept over "Russia, when he threw his Jot in. with afterwards commanding the Re Bolaheviky Army on the Polish front and com-

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