26 MAY 1923, Page 2

Secondly, the Soviet Government is prepared to pay compensation for

the execution of Mr. Davison and for the imprisonment of Mrs. Stan Harding. Unfortunately, the Note goes on to reassert the charges against Mr. Davison and Mrs. Stan Harding, which have already been disproved. Thirdly, the Soviet Government withdraws the replies which were sent to our protest against the religious persecutions. Fourthly, the Note suggests detailed discussion of all the circumstances in which the Bolsheviks are said to have infringed the Anglo-Russian Trade Agreement in the East. Finally, the Soviet Government offers " to reiterate," or " to confirm again in a special declaration," the undertakings of that Agreement.