RUSSIAN DELEGATES VISIT BRITISH COMMONS
M.P.'S OUTB'ORST CAUSES AWKWAED MOVEMENT. Received Fridav, 7 p.m. LOXb'oX, March 20. When the Russian delegation on a good will visit to Britain attended the Commons accompanied by a womau in- . erpreter wTth a portable headphone •mtlit tliev heard Sir- Waldron Rinithers isk whether the real reason wliy the rovernment subsidised the B.H.C. was not iu fact "to euable the Government j ike the Russian (Jovermnent to spread Kheir poisonous doctriiies at the tax- ! uiyi rs ' expense. ' ' Cries of protest followed and atten- | ion was direeted to the fact that Busdan representatives w-ere in the House. j Sii Waldron Smithers said he had no idea they were present. The Speaker jreplied: "TTien tlie less said about it i the hetter. " j Tlie Kussians after hoaring pkrt of i the Conimons Defenee White I?aper de- ! Iiate attended a reception bv the British ' group of ihe Inter-Parliamentary IJnion | nt the Speaker 's house in tlie Palace of : Westminster. ! Mr. Fadeyev, deputy leader of the | Russian delegation, said: "You need ' not doubf that we, the representatives of our young Parliament will eontinue to work with you to ensure a safe and soiu 1 peace. "
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Chronicle (Levin), 22 March 1947, Page 5
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