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CHARGES AFFECT BRITAIN. The activities of the notorious "Russian secret police, the Cheka, have broken out again in Moscow. A reign of Red terror prevails in that city. Twenty persons, including two ex-Princes and other members of the old Russian aristocracy, have been summarily shot. All were charged with espionage on behalf of foreign Powers. Iu one or two instances the victims were accused of having supplied information to the British mission at Moscow. The executions are supposed to have been actuated by the Voikoff murder. The attitude of the Russians, who have been indulging in antiforeign demonstrations since the crime was committed, is believed to be aimed at Britain rather than against Poland. The Government of th% latter country has sent the Soviet a conciliatory Note about the Voikoff murder, but it is reported that a second Note from Russia is being prepared in sharper terms than the first one.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19660, 11 June 1927, Page 11
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154ALLEGED FOREIGN SPIES. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19660, 11 June 1927, Page 11
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