Tt is said that when Marshal Wu Pel-fu received this communication through the Soviet Consulate. General at Hankow, he immediate.
informed the latter that the reply would be sent to Comrade Karakhan direct and not through the Consulate, One of the Consular secretaries took it into his cranium that the Marshal would reply favourably. to Comrade Karakhan's injunctions and promptly telegraphed the latter to thet effect. Almost simaic taneously the rumour was circulated that some grave disagreer taken place between Mara!
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