American journalist, arrived here recently. She had previously been in prison in Moscow and had written a book entitled Marooned in Moscow." She came from Peking—where the Soviet representative had given her a, visa—vié Kalgan and Urga, reaching Chita about: November 18. After a few days here she was arrested by the Gos-Politokhan, the State Political Defence Department (actually.the Counter-Espionage Department, which functions much as the Cheka in Moscow). Orders for her arrest had come straight from Moscow and M. Kobazeff, chief of the Revolutionary: Committee, which functions. here under Moscow, was unaware of the event and pointed out that he had no authority over the actions of the Gos-Politokhran. Mrs. Harrison was a few days later sent to Mos cow and is at present detained there.—Reuter.
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