RUSSIAN CHILD
(Press Assn.-
SOVIET DEMAND S HIGH PRICE FOR PASSPORT
— By Telegraph — Copyright).
Wellington, Friday. A twelve-year-old Russian child, Galina Bogatiroff, who was found in Stretensk, Siberia, through the efforts of the 'Red Cross, after having been lost trace of since she was a few months old, is finding difflculty in returning to her family, as trouble is being raised by the Soviet on the question of a passport. Soon after the child was found the Red Cross authorities considered that th'e child would be able to travel with a British passport, which could be obtained at a small cost, but now it is stated that the Soviet considers her a Russian subject. The price' for a Russian passport is three hundred dollars, which is absolutely prohibitive for the Red Cross.The High Commissioner and the home authorities have been approached, but so far no arrangements have been made.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 513, 22 April 1933, Page 5
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149RUSSIAN CHILD Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 513, 22 April 1933, Page 5
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