The Archive · 1933

Soviet Creating a Buffer State

Harbin Newspaper Sees Moves Against Manchoukuo Harbin, Sept. 9.

A sensational article has appeared in the "Harbin Times" with the following various heading: " Afraid of War; Ceding Concessions; USSR, Barricading Herself. from pan by @ Third Power; Secret negotiations Between American' Consul Hanson and Soviet Consul in' every direction the economic and ary growth of Manchoukuo. 2nd enrolling Manchoukuo official ae communist agents with the ob-JJect of disturbing the peace and re-farding progress.

The article says that these. measures are being taken as a safeguard against USSR.

It' continues by declaring the United States. consi Harbin, Mr. been for sever with the Soviet consul:

lavutsky, for concessions in' 1 SSR. Maritime Province for a certain" government. The paper: Says that the negotiations have had the obj defend the Maritime Province from Japan's advance and create a third power barricade—Reuter.

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

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