A PACT DESIRED
MUTUAL ASSISTANCE SOVIET PRESSING BRITAIN BARRIER TO AGGRESSION (United Press Association) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) LONDON, May 15. Reuter's learns from Russian quarters in London that the Soviet communication regards the British proposals as unsatisfactory and not going far enough, not even indirectly guaranteeing Soviet territory and leaving a wide gap between Poland and Finland, where the border States are not covered. No account is taken of the possibility of a direct attack against. Soviet territory. The Soviet presses for a pact of mutual assistance, covering both direct and indirect attacks not only uoon the territories of guaranteed States, but on the contracting parties. SOVIET REPLY RECEIVED TERMS NOT DISCLOSED MOSCOW, May 15. In th; course of a long and cordial conversation M. Molotov handed the British Ambassador, Sir William Seeds, the Russian reply to the British counter-proposals. The details were not disclosed.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23810, 17 May 1939, Page 9
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145A PACT DESIRED Otago Daily Times, Issue 23810, 17 May 1939, Page 9
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