Moscow, Jan. 14.
The closing of 39 foreign consulates in the Soviet Union has been demanded so far by the Soviet Government, it is revealed here in informed circles. The latest action has been to request Afghanistan to close her three Consulates in the Soviet Union so that she will be without Consular representation of any kind.—The Foreign Commissariat has also closed ten of eleven Soviet Consulates in Iran and has asked that eight Iranian Conin the Soviet Union be The Turkish Government has been requested to close four of its five consulates and all Soviet consulates have been closed except one in Istanbul.
Latest reports say the Czechoslovakian Government has been approached to close its consulate in Kiev which was established only 1% years ago.—Trans-Ocean.
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