London, May 30.
The prospect of a change in Soviet policy from favouritism towards Germany to a balanced neutrality, was seen here yesterday with the announcement of the appointment of Sir Stafford Cripps, British leftist leader, to the post of British Ambassador to Russia, subject to Moscow's agreement, The Soviet acceptance of Sir Stafford's appointment was considered a foregone conclusion, as the Soviet Government itself last week urged that the vacant ambassadorship be filled, It was assumed that Sir Stafford would be personally welcome, The Russian Ambassador to Lon-
Government that Moscow would appreciate, as a favourable prelude to the appointment of an Ambassador, the release of the Soviet vessels, ' the s, Selenga and s. Maikovsky, detained by the Allied contraband control in Indo-China, United Press, Sir Stafford recently visited Shanghai on a world tour and, during an interview here, expressed sympathy for Soviet aims in Finland at a time when the Finnish war was in its early stages, Russia, he said, had quite legitimate grounds to claim part of Finnish territory and there was no doubt that she would succeed in her claims, Sir Stafford also attacked Mr. Neville Chamberlain who, he said, was not the right man to conduct the war as he was not the man to make the right peace, In War Effort
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