Charge d'Affaires Takes Over in Paris; Incident Viewed as Settled Paris, Mar. 28.
The Premier, M. Paul Reynaud, yesterday reported to the Cabinet that Russia had agreed to recall the Soviet Ambassador to Paris, M. Jacob Suritz, in accordance with France's demand.
M. Reynaud explained that the Ambassador was persona non grata because he tried to telegraph Moscow denouncing the "Anglo-French war mongers" in connection with the con-l- summation of the Russo-Finnish peace treaty. The Premier said the telegram, in plain French language, was intercepted by a French censor. A copy was sent to the French Charge d'Affaires at Moscow, M. Jean Payart, ith instructions to inform M.
viacheslav Molotov, the Soviet Foreign Commissar, that M. Suritz had exceeded his Ambassadorial privileges, M. Reynaud said.
Meanwhile, it was announced that the Premier would call French Ambassadors in European Capitals individually for consultation, He has already conferred with the French Ambassador to London, M. Paul Emile Corbin, and will next talk with the Ambassador to Rome, M. Andre Francois-Poncet.
Russian sources here yesterday said the date of M. Suritz's departure for Moscow had not been fixed. After his departure Russia will be represented in France by M. Pavel Krapivitsev, the Soviet Charge d'Affaires.
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