CANADA AND RUSSIA

Gisborne Times, Volume LIII, Issue 5536, 19 July 1920, Page 5

CANADA AND RUSSIA

DOMINION EMBARGO ON EXPORTS

REMOVED

"RED” DELEGATE ARRESTED IN LONDON AND DEPORTED.

SOVIET CALLS OFF 6,000,000 DOLL A 7 DEAL.

United Press Association—Copyright OTTAWA, July 16. Ihe Minister of Trade (Mr Foster) announced that Canada will not maintain the embargo on exports to Russia, and Russian citizens are free to make legal purchases from Canadians and open business institutions in Canada. (Received July 17, 3.5 p.m.) LONDON, July 16. According to the Daily Herald the Scotland Yard authorities have arrested Nuortoya, secretary of the Bolshevist Bureau, New York, who recently came to London in connection with the Canadian Government trade negotiations with Russia.—A. and N.Z.C.A.

(Received July 18, 11.5 p.m.) LONDON, July i 7. The British deported the Bolshevik agent, Santeri Nuortova, and the American Soviet Bureau consequently announced the provisional cancellation of a six million dollar deal for raw materials from Carfada, which Nuortova had negotiated subject to his arranging the financial deal in London. The authorities regard the story of the Canadian transactions mere blind covering purely Bolshevig purposes.—A. and N.Z.C.A.

(Received Jnly 19, 12.5 a.m.) NEW YORK, Jnly 17. The Russian Soviet Bureau announces that it has notified a Montreal concern that contracts for 6,000,000 dollars worth of supplies for Soviet Russia will be cancelled if England deports Nuortova, secretary to Martens, the unrecognised Soviet Ambassador to the United States. —A. and N.Z.C.A.