The Archive · 1933

Britons in Moscow Prison

Moscow, May 4.

Messrs, William H. Thornton and William MacDonald," of the. Metropolitan Vickers Blectrieal Ca, who ges of sapota were visited to-day two officials of the Britis busy, who found them apparent:

best of health. the has wing of the Sokolniki prison, Mr, Thornton informed the officials that he and Mr. MacDonald had no complaints to make regarding the treatment, they were. receiving, but, said the food was not 0 good as formerly and, therefore, they had been allowed to receive tinned goods and other foodstuffs from the Moscow agents of their company. They were also allowed to receive letters and. veading matter, It is understood that the prisoners will shortly be provided with work. Mr, Thornton will probably be quired to give instruction in. the erection of motors.—Reuter, the Opposition, "complained of the Mr, George Lansbury, Leader of meagreness of the statement nade. He declared that the country was entitled to, know what policy the jovernment, proposed to put before the World Beonomic Conference, it. George Lambert, Liberal, asked whether the question of war debts would come before the World Economic Conference, to which Mr. MacDonald replied and Wireless,

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