It is understood that the reply of the German Government to the protest lodged by the Soviet Foreign Commissar, M. Litvinof, in relation to the alleged ill-treatment Soviet citizens residing in Germany Jand the searches conducted inthe offices of the Soviet Trade Delegation, will be to the effect that the [searches were unavoidable on count of the extremely compromi Ing material found in the offices of the Trade Delegation. Germany, the reply. will. state, is_ unwilling and does not intend to allow any foreign Power to interfere with he domestic affairn—Trans-Ocean Kuo Berlin, Apr, 4
Aided by Nazi Brown ts, the: police to-day raided the yet to, All" pedestrians and all uses were searched for Weapons and incriminating papers. Although the Synagogue service was not interrupted, nevertheless all worshippers on, leaving were thoroughly Kearched. All those not carrying double identification cards or not able to" give satisfactory answers. to questions put to them, were carried off to police headquarters in lorries.
number of documents were: seized but only a few weapons were, The Government is contemplating, punitive action against the numerous Jews who have recently fled the country in consequence of the Nazi anti-Semitic campaign. Following the Russian example, it, is understood that they will be dey ed citizenship,
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