Stalin's statement on the foreign policy of the Soviet Govern ment may be regarded as the less Important passage in his speech. He was probably more concerned to vindicate the domestic measures of the administration of which he is the vigorous head. Por such a Dur-pose it was useful to create the impression of an aggressive world Oulside, Yet no-one knows better that. 'BK, Stalin. that aggression against "Russia ig the last thought of most of the Powers who came! under his lash, MIN" Litvinoft's diplomatic: achievements would -not have been secured had some of Bf. Stalin's most vitriolic assertions had the slightest foundation in fact, Te'was, of course, inovitalle™ that the Russian Government should feel disposed to reply to some of the uutteranees which Tokyo's spokes-ave permitted themselves to emit in recent months. At the same tina it is impossible to. yesist the conclusion that. both Moscow and Tokyo are shouting too loud to be in earnest when they appear to see a Russo-Japanese conflict just round ths commer, IM. Stalin imagines that his words ake pacific in tend: ney ho is under an" amiable dela:
ion, "Nevertheless 31. Litvinoff and' Mr, 'Hirota can be' trusted to wider stand each other and between Perhaps M, Stalin has good reason to' complain of Great Britain's chronic disbelief in Russian benefit cover, He might, however, ponder over the implications of some of the Interesting propaganda efforts doubt, is an imperturbable stupid but not so stupid as to lo ready to emily BIRT naa Sted a i a government within the territory of that government. M, Stalin talks ede til Sau see ec at Re Bal bid Accept the view that it may have! Saba re ats soeareem ey sha sionaries are required in her own 'Dominions, especially as they seem! somehow or other, to. invoke' the to reduce the victim of thei experiment to the same low level social standards as obtain in. Rus-sin. But it wera ungracious to press hut point too fiercely on the attention of Stalin, The henrt knoweth own bitterness. M. Stalin knows hhis own colleagues and their stand ing with their own people. He m=" therefore not be taken t00 literally. 2M. Litvinoff hag shown that Russian diplomacy haw its adroit leg. fauces, That consoles a otitic who might otherwise be quite shocked by M, Stalin's farmyard imitations,
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