BRITAIN’S REGRET
Discourtesy To M. Litvinov (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, November 20. Questioned in the House of Commons regarding the incident in which the departure of the new Soviet Ambassador to the United States, M. Litvinov, and his party* by plane from Iran was delayed, the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Law, said: “This morning I received a report from our Minister in Teheran, from which it appears there has been an unfortunate misunderstanding, as the result of which the departure of M. Litvinov and party has been delayed. “The exact circumstances are still being investigated by the Minister, who at once sent his personal apologies to M. Litvinov and to the Soviet Ambassador, M. Maisky. I am glad to have this opportunity of saying how much the British Government regrets this unfortunate discourtesy.”
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Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 50, 22 November 1941, Page 9
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136BRITAIN’S REGRET Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 50, 22 November 1941, Page 9
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