Insistence on Appointment of Ambassadors Moscow, Sept, 6.
That the Soviets still maintain the attitude that the immediate ap-Pointment of Ambassadors by Great Britain and the Soviets is necessary before outstanding questions between the two countries can be discussed is shown by a statement made today by M. Litvinoff, the Soviet Come nuissar for Foreign Affairs, Interviewed regarding Mr. Henderson's invitation to the Soviets to send a representative to London to discuss the most expeditious projeedure for the re-establishment of relations, M. Litvinofl said that the Soviets were willing to take the recossary steps to send a representa tive empowered to discuss the pro-Gedure "for farther "negotiations only.
It was reported on August 1 by the Tass Agency that Dovgalevsky, in his interview with Mr. Arthur Henderson on July 29, urged upon the British Foreign Secretary the receasity of the immediate appoint ment of Ambassadors, It is understood that he informed Mr. He son that, following these appointments, the Soviet would be agree. ble to discuss outstanding questions in London, The Foreign Secretary replied ix emphatic terms that the immediate resumption of diplomatic relations Vetween Britain and Russia was impossible, The British Govern iment proposed first to open negotiations on all controversial questions and invited the Soviet to send a Aiolegation to London for that pur> pose.
Ina second interview Dovgalevsky handed the British Secretary for Foreign Affairs the reply of the Soviet Foreign Commissarist, This reply, after noting "that the British Government is unable oF unwilling to restore normal relations, otherwise it would not have advanced as a preliminary condition thereto thay complex and controversial Dr. Rathenau was assassinated. questions like mutual claims and be This new circumstance, not provided for in the British Note of July 17, necessitate new and special consideration of the question, Therefore the Foreign Commissariat is obliged to request further instructions from the Pre sidiam of the Central Executive Committee of the U.S.S.R., whos next rogulay plenary session will consider the new Bri posal."
Negotiations to be Resumed Geneva, Sept. 9.
Mr. William Graham, President fof the British Board of Trade, interviewed here to-day regarding the prospects of improving trade bee tween Britain and Russia, announces that the British Foreign Secret ary, Mr. Arthur Henderson, would very shortly resume with the representatives the discussion of the renewal of diplomatic and other relations.
Mr. Graham said he had no dorist the economic and trade aspects fof the question of resuming rela~ tion with Russia would be a very large clement in the discussions. There was a general hope, he added, that an agreement would be reached from which a largely increased trade with Russia would accrue.
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