Soviet "Refuses Reopening of the Vladivostok Bank Tokyo, Jan. 7.
Tt is learned upon good authority that the negotiations in Moscow regarding closure of the Bank of Korea's branch in Vladivostok are inning but the Soviet authorities are showing no sign of agree-jing to a cancellation of. the, closure order. However they probably will reduce the amount of the fine they proposed to levy, In the meantime, the question of payment for fishery leases, which has a close bearing, upon the matter of the bank's closing, is being treated as a separate question. It is understood that the Soviet ambassador here has been instructed to offer about 60 per cent, rebate of the amount payable, which would have much the came effect as though payment were made through the Bank of Korea Jat the bank's rouble rates.
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