Third Premier Arrested and More "Spies" Caught Moscow, July 1.
M. Khodzhayeff, Premier of Uzbekistan, accused of having had connections with counter-revolutionaries for many years, is the latest victim of the "purge" in Central. Asia. With his removal, three Premiers of Soviet republics have been eliminated.
The "purge" in Central Asia has resulted in the discovery of "me numerable spies, wreckers and Trotskyists," says an official statement.
Meanwhile a new decree denounce ug "wreckers of Soviet farming" has een. issued. It foreshadows a "purge" among the peasantry. Twenty-five per cent, of the seed corn issued last year was eaten instead of sown, says the decree.
Industrialisatzui," the official organ of the heavy industry, reveals that the famous iron centre of Magnetogorsk is already 800,000 tons behind the years programme, and that machine-makers have been held up because of lack of iron and steel—
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