STALIN’S REFUSAL
FRENCH MILITARY HONOUR (Rec. 11 a.m.) PARIS, Feb. 4. Mr Stalin has refused to accept the Medaille Militaire, which the French Government awarded him 13 M™°Stalin sent a letter to thank France for the gesture, adding. Since Lenin’s time, it has been contrary to tradition that the leader of the Russian Government or any Minister should accept foreign decorations.” . --
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Greymouth Evening Star, 5 February 1947, Page 7
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