INTENTION OF BRITAIN.
EXPLOITATION DISCLAIMED.
A. and NX-Bwtor. LONDON, Aug- 9.
The Press Bureau says that the declaration by the British Government to the people of Russia issued at Vladivostok states: We not only want to stem German penetration, but to bring economic relief to your ruined and suffering country. We have Bent some supplies, and more are to follow. We wish to aid in the development of the industrial and natural resonroes of your country, not to exploit them for ourselves, Mid to enable you to take your rightful place among the free, nations of the world. Our desire is to see Russia strong and free, and then to retire and watch the Russian people work out their own destinies.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16926, 12 August 1918, Page 6
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