NOT WANTED NOW

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 31, 6 August 1923, Page 7

NOT WANTED NOW

RAKOVSKY LOSES HIS WELCOME,

(united PRE3S Association.—copykioht.)

(AUSTRALIAN - NEW ZEALAND CABLE ASSOCIATION.)

LONDON, 4th August. The "Daily Express's" Moscow correspondent says that a dramatic development has occurred in connection with M. Bakovsky's farewell speech. Two hours before he Wai due to leave for Britain (to become the Soviet representative in London), the British representative presented a comiriiinication to the Foreign Office stating that the British Government Had reconsidered their 4cfteptWce of M. Rakovsky's appointment. Al. iWkbvsky categorically denied the statements attributed- id him, and this denial was cabled to Bvitaihi

„ _ , • .MOSCOW 4th August, M. Rakovskys departure for London has been postponed.

According to the London "Morning Post, M. Kakovsky made a farewell speech tfa the Ukrainian Central Executive, in which he declared that the colJapse arid dismemberment of the British Jimpire was merely a Question of time, and that the primary object of his appointment to London tva3 to enable him to await the Third International's intervention in Britain's internal affairs. Uiese and other Terflarks were quoted against him m Parliament, and thS cjiiestion was rnised whether RakoVsky should be allowed to enter Britain as representative of the Soviet Government