Genuine or Forgery?

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIV, Issue 280, 6 November 1924, Page 5

Genuine or Forgery?

The Zinovieff Letter an inconclusive inquiry. FURTHER INVESTIGATION EXPECTED. By Cable—PruM Association— Copyright.) London, Nov; 4. It is officially staicu that the Cabinet committee found it impossible to reach a positive conclusion regarding the Zinovieff letter on the evidence available. No Government department hfibdled the original letter, but only a copy. rhe unsatisfactory report na* caused surprise and is interpreted to maau that some members oi the committee believe th© letter to be genuine and others that it is a forgery. Mr Baldwin 'a Government will probably investigate further.—(Reuter j. The communique regarding the Ziy©. vieff letter is practically as was expected. The “Daily Herald’s” political correspondent understands that high officials in certain departments who receive copies of the letter laid them aside as not worth attention. The “Herald” adds that there is reason to believe that what the Foreign Office acted upon was obtained by the secret service through its connection with the secret services of other Governmente. and to get to the bottom of the 1 affair would involve inquiries abroad.— (A. and N.Z.)