The Archive · 1938

Soviet Envoy Hops Off for Chungking

Hankow, Jan. 19.

After four days' delay due to bad weather and Japanese air raids, the Soviet Ambassador to China, M. Luganets-Orelsky, hopped off for Chungking at two o'clock this after: noon despite a steady drizzle. He was accompanied by five members of the Soviet Embassy staff and also by representatives of the Chinese Foreign Office. Upon arriving at Chungking the Ambassador will present his credentials to $r. Lin Sen. Chairman of the National Government.—Reuter.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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