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DIPLOMATIC PRIVILEGE CONTENDED? • 'Hnited Press Association—Rv Electro Telegraph—Copyright, i PARIS, December 24. A bailiff, armed with a distress warrant visited a fine building occupied by the Soviet Commercial Mission and attempted to take possession of the premises and furniture. He acted on behalf of Mr Hertzfield, a London exporter who filed a successful suit in London against the Soviet Government, obtaining an. order for £16,000 for breach of contract. The Soviet refused to pay, .so Mr Hertzfield went to Paris, where the courts confirmed the London judgment. The Soviet again refused to pay, alleging that it was not obliged to fulfil a contract concluded with a private company before it passed under their control. The Soviet officers refused the bailiff admission, claiming diplomatic privilege. The courts are considering whether Mr Hertzfield is legally entitled to seize the building.
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Hokitika Guardian, 27 December 1930, Page 3
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141CLAIM BY MERCHANT Hokitika Guardian, 27 December 1930, Page 3
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