Want to Know About Russia's Slave Camps.
WELLINGTON, Feb. 17. A thorough' investigation of the re-, porled allegations of intoleraWe eondltions in Russian labour camps, would be urge-d -,by tlie New Zealand 1'edeiation of Labour, said Ihe secretarv', Mr. K. MeL. Baxter,' when'. lVporting today the decision'"' of" t'he -national coumal of tlie federatiiin. -Mf« Ba.vter said tlie trade union.. movement of. Russia would be asked. to urge on their Governiiienl a full and fre'e investigation by iinpar-t-ial represeiitatives of the Ecouomic and Soeial Council, of United Natious. The New Zealand Federation of Labour would also ask that the matter be takeu up by the New Zealand Govern 'ment through its representative 011 the Economie and Soeial Council, Mr. Janies Thorn, \\dio is ehairman of the eouneil. All- ,-isif ormation :• reeei v.ed in reply to itliese' proposals wo'uld be placed before the annual eonferenee of the Federa tion of Labour in May.
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Chronicle (Levin), 18 February 1949, Page 2
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