Personnel "Purged".
'The '"Gazetta Polska" reports tron rose ow that gov eral arrests "live lee mate at Habarovsk: in: the, Fat East. province of the Soviet-Union Jeonnection with, the fight, of, Gen. 'S." Lushkov, -who,: as, announced' by {tie Japanese: War Office, crossed the [Manchurian frontier on June. 13.and sought the protection of the Japanest authorities, 'Three special delegates. of the, Gepy Jchief, Comrade. Yeshov, arrived Khabarovsk to: enquire into'. Goa Lushkov's sensational. fight," the Polish paper states. Oflais,' Army fottcers and party: furietlonarles, ar ested ity connection with the offal, will be sent to Moscow for tri Polish) papers. also mote' that th Iname_ of. Marshal Budjenny does na fappesr among the names of the lotteers elected to the Supreme: Coun. fell of the Soviet Union.. The paper Jeegard this: omission as confirmttloa fof rumours prevalent. in Moscow thal Marshal Budjenny's fall Is immatne cles close to the Foreign OMice is that Sir Robert's report will not facilitate things for Mr, Chamberlain."—Havas, Commons Statement London, July 2.
The Prime Minister, Mr Neville Chamberlain, will make. a statement in the House of Commons next Mo day on Gen. Franco's reply to: the British protest against the bombing of British merchant vessels in Span-Ish Republican ports.
The Prime Minister will also out line the Government's -view on. the Authoritative circles confirmed the the Netherlands Government had i cepted in principle to take part in the neutral committee of inguiry into air bombings in Spain on condition that the creation of the committee is approved by both Spanish factions.
The British. Government replied day to the Spanish Republican Government, which requested that. the committee investigate into the bombing of planes which took place recently. The Spanish Government was notified that the committee had. not yet been constituted, therefore: their Fequest could not be met at present.
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