MIDDLE EAST BOLSHEVISM.
BRITISH FLEET'S DUTIES. By Telejrapn.—Press Asan—Copyright. London, June 1. In the House of Commons, Mr. Walter Long (First Lord of the Admiralty) stated that British warships were protecting sea communications in the Crimea until an armistice was arranged between Wrangel's army and Soviet Russia. Negotiations in this connection would begin shortly. The warships were intended to prevent Bolshevisk attacks along the Black Sea Coast and the road to Batum, and to support the garrison at Batum. Mr. Long denied that Britain was at war with Soviet Russia. The Admiralty was strictly carrying out the policy laid down by the Premier in the House of Commons, and was only takirg precautionary measures in the Black Sea necessitated by the policy of the Allies—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
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Taranaki Daily News, 4 June 1920, Page 5
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