New York Official States Move Merely Transfer Moscow, Mar.'21.
Orders directing the American-
Russian Chamber of Commerce here to vacate its offices have been issued by Soviet authorities, it was learned here to-day. The orders directed the Chamber to vacate its offices by tomorrow.
The orders were regarded as significant in view of the recent arrest of M. Titiana Sofiana, secretary of the Chamber. Mr. Spencer Williams, manager of the Chamber, is at present in Berlin.
It was revealed here that M. Valya Snigarevskaya of the "New York Times," formerly a United Press translater, was arrested on March 8 during the trial of former Soviet officials and other prominent Soviet leaders. M. Snigarevskaya was then serving as chief Soviet translator for English language ' correspondents.—United Press.
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