BOLSHEVIK DESIGNS TO SPREAD DOCTRINES

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume 49, Issue 7622, 16 February 1921, Page 3

BOLSHEVIK DESIGNS TO SPREAD DOCTRINES

HEADQUARTERS AT BREMEN

By Telegraph—Picms ASBor*ioi’-c,>i.yriubv Australia* anrl N 7.. L'alile AasocnPum Rec Feb 15,7-45 P ll , 1 -, Paris, Feb 14 The investigations of the French police revealed details of an organisation for the purpose of infecting France, England and other countries with Bolshevik doctrines. Secret headquaiters were first established at Stockholm and Copenhagen, under Litvinoff, a Russian, but the British secret service discoveries in connection with the Daily Herald” jewels, completed the closing of the Stockholm and Copenhagen offices. They have now been traced to Bremen where secret agents are coming into Western Europe through Esthonia. • The detectives secured photographs of many confidential docurm nts. Bolshevist propaganda is organised on military lines, each country being under a special director responsible for all secret agents. The directors work under false names and do not reside permanently in any country, but moved about, leaving the detailed work to resident lieutenants. None of the subordinate agents know of the existence of the Bremen headquarters, believing they receive orders direct from Moscow. The last general meeting of directors at Bremen took place in December. Shorthand notes show that the Bolsheviks have no great hope of success in France or Britain, but regard their prospects in Germany, Italy, and Central Europe, as promising. The detectives also secured a list of Bolshevik agents in differ ent countries and the sums of money paid to them. There are six hundred direct agents t from Russia working in Europe, apart from native propagandists.