The Archive · 1937

Closely in Reserve

Moscow, Aug. 31.

The conclusion of a non-aggression pact between China and Soviet Russia represents a new manifestation of the invariable peaceable policy of the USS.R, declares the "Tavesti in a leading article. The paper dilates on the principle of the indivisibility of peace.

The "Pravda" adopts a similar attitude, and adds that the pact represents a new expression of the friendly feeling of the people of the U.SSR. towards the Chinese people struggling for freedom and independence, The treaty, it declares, represents a new instrument of peace and collective security.—Reuter.

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