SOVIET AFFAIRS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26848, 12 August 1948, Page 5

SOVIET AFFAIRS

REPORTS TO GOVERNMENT WORK OF MOSCOW LEGATION Special to the Daily Times WELLINGTON, Aug. 11. The New Zealand Legation in Moscow had continued its close observation of all aspects of Soviet life and affairs, and had furnished numerous reports on widely-varying subjects which, in view of the developments in the international situation, had been particularly useful, stated the annual report of the Department of External Affairs for the year ended March 31, presented in the House of Representatives.

The report added that, in addition, the legation carried out a-considerable amount of liaison work between Soviet and New Zealand scientific and academic bodies as the result of which there had been regular exchanges of publications and information of a scientific, cultural, and general nature. The Soviet Society for Cultural Relations had expressed its desire to receive some music of New Zealand composers, and it was hoped that it would be possible to arrange this. Orchestral scores and other music had already been received from the society. Translations made by the Joint Press Reading Service of articles appearing in the Russian press on such subjects as social insurance, transport, agriculture, and economics had been received regularly and passed on to the Government departments concerned.