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A. Note from the Foreign Office the Soviet press.
Mr, Chamberlain continues: "But to M, Rakovsky states that after it is unnecessary to enter into dug deliberation His Masesty'|Getsits because information in pos-signed on Aus sean of Lis Many Goverment send the treating igned on ANOUS ict no doubt in their mind of the ment or to submit them to the King authenticity: of the Zinovieff letter and His Biajesiy's Government are, therefore, not prepared to discuss)
separate Note to M. Rakovsky the matter, regarding the Zinovielf letter states "You misapprehend the character that M. Rakovsy undertook tolof the representations of my predeclare, apparently upon internal the Note goes on, "if you evidence alone and without al-suppose' that they dealt with for reference to Zinoviet!'s letter only. The activities Moscow, that the Zinovief letter of which His Majesty's Government, was a gross forgery, in support of complain are not confined to this Which M, Rakovsky alleged that the particular letter, but oxtewt to a Communist International was never whole body of revolutionary pro-described in.its own circulars as the paganda, of which the letter is a Third Communist International and fair specimen and which sometimes Zinoviell never signs is conducted secretly and-sometimes, himself "President of the Presidium as you rightly remark, is not) of the Executive Committee of the concealed.
The pronouncements Communist International" and that) which Zinovielf—broadcast the whole contents are a tissue of throughout the world are in them-absurdities, Mr. Austen Chamber- elves sufficient evidence of the Tain, the Secretary of State for For: propaganda in which the Third eign Affairs, says that His Majesty's International with the knowledge Government cannot accept these and consent of the Soviet Govern-, assertions' which' ate disproved by! ment continually indulges, "and this!)
Moscow Press and the Zinovieft Letter Moscow, Nov. 26.
Comm ing on the British Notes, the official organ the Izveatia," says that Mr. Austen Eh: does not prove the autho the Zinovielf letter. His asserted connexion between the Communist Internationale and the Soviet Government is simply absurd, the paper declares. "We must cons! Mr. Chamberlain's Note not only an attempt to exert pressure on the Soviet Government with a view to Jcompelling it to grant concessions bat as a great provocation which we regard unmoved. Our position is strong. We will not retreat The "Pravda" accuses the British Foreign Secretary of trying to shuffle the cards—Reuter,
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