SOVIET EMBASSY DRAMA

Taranaki Daily News, 5 October 1929, Page 9

SOVIET EMBASSY DRAMA

PARIS OFFICIAL EXAMINED AT VARIANCE WITH MOSCOW ESCAPE OVER GARDEN WALL By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Australian Press Association. Received Oct. 4, 7.30 p.m. Paris, Oct. 3. An extraordinary story is published by the newspaper Matin of the Soviet Embassy, which in the absence of Dovgalevsky was in charge of the councillor Besedovsky, who admits lately he has been finding himself at variance with Moscow’s view’s. Roiscnmann, a member of the Soviet secret police, arrived, “to inquire into your political opinions.” After the interview Roisenmann said: “You have relapsed into heresy, you must go to Moscow to give an account of yourself.” Besedovsky, who was on the eve of taking a holiday, tried to leave the embassy, but w’as held up at the revolver point by a doorkeeper, who threatened to kill him. Escaping over a garden wall, Besedovsky sought the protection of the French judicial police, who decided that as Dovgalevsky was absent extra-territorial rights were waived. The police after, a long argument obtained the release of Eesedovsky’s wife and child. Besedovsky, who is determined not to return to, Moscow, is staying at a Parisian hotel.