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BRITAIN AND RUSSIA.
AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. RUSSIA’S REPLY. (Received this day at 12 noon). LONDON, June 12. The Russian reply does not insist on a convention regarding fishing. It admits that an exchange of notes will he sufficient. The Soviet agrees to pay tho sums fixed by Britain as compensation in connection with Davison and Harding, and also is willing to accept a mutual undertaking on the question ol propaganda, but thinks it is necessary to clearly define that no assistance in future should tie given by British Governments or Dominion Governments, or Protectorates, to any monarchic or other hostile designs against the Soviet Republic and its Allies. I lie Soviet Government from information at its disposal. has no doubts that il tile same criteria has been used by the British Government in judging the activities of Russian representatives at Kabul and Teheran, were applied to the activities of corresponding British agents, who were implicated in the organisation of a rising in Turkestan and Caucasus, the British Government would not have insisted on its onesided demands. 1 lie necessity for a conscientious businesslike and exact settlement of these questions is undeniable and if as a result of the negotiations or verification it should be found necessary to recall one or other officials, the Soviet would not hesitate in order to maintain and develop friondiy relations. The Soviet cannot accept the suggestion that compensation for all injuries to British subjects should he made a condition for the maintenance of the Trade Agreement, and it insistently proposes that the questions ol loyal co-operation in tho future should not he made dependent on past accounts which remained unsettled, not through any fault of the Russian Government.
It is understood that the British Government in acknowledging the Russian Note will express satisfaction at its contents. There is now little danger of tiie Trade Agreement being terminated.
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Hokitika Guardian, 13 June 1923, Page 3
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