ANGLO-RUSSIAN RELATIONS.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19814, 30 December 1929, Page 9

ANGLO-RUSSIAN RELATIONS.

CESSATION OF PROPAGANDA. yggVIOUS PLEDGE CONFIRMED. OtKICIAI* WIRELESS.) RUGBY, December 27. ij%e text is issued of the Notes ex«ha»ged ' " Cl;enlber - ot b between the eW jy. a Pr" inf'-'d Russian Ambassador in Ix,ndon, -M. s-koinikofF, and Mr Arthur Hen.ltrs-.n (British Foreign Secrete) regarding propaganda. j[. Sok.;:iiik'-'?r, in his Note, refers to Cl*ns e •" 0 J 11 " 0 ' 0 " 0 '' signed on October Crd last by the Soviet Ambassador if Paris. on behalf of the Soviet Government, and by Mr Henderson behalf of the British Government, •wherein both Governments engaged themselves to confirm the pledge regarding propaganda maintained in Article 16 of the general treaty signed on August Bth. between the Union of goviet Socialist Republics and Great Britain. He repeats the terms of that article »hich were as follows: "The contracting parties solemnly ■firm their desire and intention to live ia peace and amity with eaeh other; wrupulously to respect the undoubted right of a State to order its own life within its own jurisdiction in its own to refrain and to restrain all perioss and organisations under their direct or indirect control, including orgtaiaations in receipt of financial asgiftapce from them, from any act, overt er eovert, liable in any way whatsoever to endanger the tranquillity or prosperity of any part of the territory of the British Empire or the Union ©f Soviet Socialist Republics, or intended to embitter the relations of the Briti»h Empire or the Union with their teighbours of any other countries." It was further agreed, he adds, that effect should be given to this clause of the aforesaid Protocol not later than the day on which the respective ambassadors presented their credentials. M. gokolnikoff proceeds: "Having this day presented to his Boyal Highness the Prince of Wales letters accrediting me as the Ambassador of the Union of Soviet Socialist Bepnblics to his Majesty the King, I kayo the honour, by direction of the People's Commissary for Foreign Affairs, and on behalf of the Government ef the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, to confirm the undertaking contained in the article quoted above, «gd to inform you that the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Rest eat in Great Britain and the Governregards that undertaking as •Ting full force and effect as between themselves and his Majesty's Government ef India. I am instructed to add that the Government of the Union of fpwiet Socialist Republics will be happy fo receive, in accordance with Clause 7 ei the Protocol of October 3rd, a eorMspQ.ading declaration from his Majwty's Government in Great Britain and At Government of India." Mr Henderson, acknowledging receipt of the Note, says that in accordance with the understanding between lis Majesty's Government and the Govfrnment of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, as recorded in the protocol of October 3rd, his Majesty's Embassador in Moscow has been instructed to inform the Soviet Government that his Majesty's Government •ad the Government of India, for their part, also regard the undertaking contained in article 16 of the treaty signed en Angust Bth, 1924, as having full force and effect, as between themselves tmd the Soviet Government.

la the Note communicated to the fh-itish Foreign Secretary the Soviet Ambassador says that the Soviet Government, in giving the undertaking contained in article 16 of the treaty of J924, and confirmed by the foregoing Notes, has considered that undertaking as extending also to the Dominions of Canada and New Zealand, the Commonwealth of Australia, the Union of Bottth Africa, the Irish Free State, and Newfoundland. Consequently, as soon »s the Government of any Dominion shaJT have regulated its relations with the Soviet Government in such a manner as the circumstances of the particular case may require, the Soviet Government will be ready to repeat, on a basis of reciprocity, the undertaking above referred to in a separate exchange of Notes with such Dominion. Mr Henderson states in reply that the attitude of the Soviet Government, as indicated in the verbal Note, is being communicated to his Majesty's Governtoents in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, the Irish Free State ■ad Newfoundland. At the instance of •11 tiase Governments he declared that each of them will regard the under* taking contained in article 16 of the treaty, 1924, as having full force and effect as between themselves and the Soviet Government. Notes similar to the first two were' the exe-hanged in Moscow.

PROPAGANDA AMONG FRENCH SAILORS.

(Received December 29th, 5.5 p.m.)

LONDON, December 28

The Paris correspondent of "The Times" reports that despite the precautions of the authorities, the crews of the Soviet warships Pariskay.a and Kcmmuna succeeded m distributing propaganda among dockyard ' mateis ft Brest, who, however, did »£*«**» ihe full enlightenment the BolsheMks intended, as "the leaflets were printed le Russian—"The Tiroes" Cable*.