The Archive · 1920

No Change in Shanghai Mr, Hsu Yuan, the Chinese

Envoy, returned on Thursday to Shanghai from consultation with the Peking Government regarding "he Position of Russians in Shanghai as affected, or not affected, by the rupture of relations with Prince Koudacheff.

We understand that the Government does not intend to interfere in any way either with Russians Shanghai or with M. Grosse's position and authority over them. The only change to be made is that the Chinese Mixed Court Magistrates are to be instructed not to sit with the Russian Assessor. Hsu is to Meanwhile Mr. consult with the Consular Body as to the situation generally.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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