Closure of Russian Consulates Here Shanghai, Oct, 13, Great importance is attached by Chinese press, both editorially 'd_ in news stories, to the trans~ erence of duties of the Russ Consulates-General © in Shanghai Tientsin and Peiping to Norwegian Consular authorities, asserting that twill at. least. mean that Soviet Russia will "readjust" her policy in the Far East, The reports state that tension. may" reign again between Soviet Russia and Japan and that the recent Manchoukuo border armistice may suiter the same fate as the Changkufeng armistice. It is alleged that [Japan recently" requested Soviet Russia to stop assisting China, but the request was tured down," The reports quote "reliable sources."
Commenting on the question leditortally the "Hwa Pao" states that at a time when rumours' that may sign a non-aggression pact with Soviet Russia the with drawal of Soviet consular author! ties from occupied areas means that such a pact will not become a fact Jas Soviet Russia is not willing to have anything to do with the Japanese even in the occupied areas. 'The paper expresses the hope, how-fever, that an oficial explanation Imay' be forthcoming from' Moscow to clarity the situation, The paper hesitates to accept guesses as facts, but -assert that the Russian action at least means that Soviet Russia does not recognize the existing conditions inthe ocleupied areas and that she will adopt the same attitude as China.
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