SOVIET DECREE.
RIGHTS OF NATIONALS. LONDON, April 9. The Soviet Consul-General in Lon«don, in an official explanation of the decree ordering Russians in London to return to their country, declared that those not complying with it were well aware that they were liable to execution by shooting, or deprivation of citizen’s rights, including the confiscation of property. The Russians concerned, consisting of about ten who were employed by the Soviet trade delegation as technical workers and office assistants, were recently ordered to transfer to Moscow. They” had been reminded of the penalty. It was within the right of the Consul to order officials sent to England by the Government to proceed home when their presence here was considered no longer necessary. The people concerned had had an opportunity to explain why they had not complied, but they did not avail themselves of it.
The Consul refused to say whether some would be sentenced to death in their absence as reported from Riga. It is understood that in the event of non-compliance within a fixed period, the Consul will ask the British Government to withdraw their. residential permits.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 114, 10 April 1930, Page 7
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