DIPLOMAT'S DEATH.
SUICIDE OF M. JOFFE. (BT CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION— COPYRIGHT.) (AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. AND SUN CABLE.) (Received November 20th, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, November 19. Moscow reports state that the Soviet diplomat, M. Joffe, who negotiated the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk in 1917, cornmilled suicide. He suffered from an incurable disease of the nerves, which was believed to be aggravated as the result of Trotsky's downfall. Joffe, after achieving fame for negotiating the Brest-Litovsk Treaty, was generally tipped to be the Soviet Ambassador to Britain, which country he visited with the Soviet Delegation in 1924, after which he was obsessed with the idea that Britain was on the verge of collapse. A. pet theme of his speeches in Russia was the sunset of the British Empire.
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19163, 21 November 1927, Page 9
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124DIPLOMAT'S DEATH. Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19163, 21 November 1927, Page 9
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