BRITISH POLITICS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 November 1924, Page 3

BRITISH POLITICS.

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ZINOYIKFF LETTER. LONDON, November I I

T)io “ Al l >rii i n.'-C Pest” Warsaw correspondent says:. Reports Irom Moscow* Ktnto Unit, tin; Zittovieff letter was taken to England liy a former head o( the Soviet Secret Foreign Propaganda 1 tepartmeut, who (lisa]i|iea.re(l from Moscow in mi(!-0( toiler, taking many secret <loeiiineiits. The Soviet decreed hi.s arrest, which lie evaded in Merlin. Then lie Hew to London again. He avoided the searchers at Croydon aerodrome, and handed over the letter to the Unionist office.

The “Morning I’ost” quotes the Uns. sian newspaper ‘l’oslednya Novosti as stating that Soviet officials demanded the fugitive's extradition as a common criminal, hut pl'ool was lack in;' and the Home Office declined to intervene. It is also declared that the document is an original one. and not a copy.

CABINETS INQUIRY. LONDON, November ID. Mr Austen Chamberlain (Foreign Minister) speaking at Glasgow, in confirming the Government’s intention to constitute a Cabinet Committee to investigate the Zinovieff letter, said the Committee would have before it .supplementary information which did not reach the late Government in time for communication to their committee. After receiving a report Irom its ( ommittee, the Government will decide what acilon is to lie taaen.

THE CABINET COMMITTF.h

LONDON. November II

The Cabinet C’ommittee dealing will the general (|iiestion of Ang!o-l>us.s:ai! relations, as well as the Zinoviefl letter, consists of Mr Austen (.liamhei lain. Lord Birkenhead, Sir W. Joynsou--1 licks, and Mr Douglas Hogg.