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Show ALLIED ENVOYS TOOK NO PART IN RUSSIAN REVOLT PETROGRAD, Sept. in. The diplomatic diplo-matic representatives of the allied powers pow-ers have issued a statement denying allegations al-legations made by some of the newspapers newspa-pers that they are taking steps either to support General Korniloff's action or to hinder his suppression, which, tha statement add?. Is contrary to the role of the allies with respect to Russian internal in-ternal affairs. "The representative!! of all the entente powers In Petrograd." says the statement, "are in sympathy with the great democracy democ-racy of their ally and offered their good services In order to avoid the shedding of blood in civil war." The statement gives the text of a verbal ver-bal notei presented to the minister of foreign affairs by Sir George Buchanan, the British ambassador, acting as dean of the diplomatic corps, and proceeds: "The representatives of the allied powers pow-ers met under the presidency of Sir George Buchanan to deliberate on the situation created by the conflict between the provisional government and General Kornlloff. Conscious of their duty to remain at their posts for the defense, if necessary, of their nationals, they at the same time consider it of the highest Importance Im-portance to maintain the union of all the forces in Russia for the continuance of a victorious war. This view they unanimously declared was In the interest of humanity, and, anxious to prevent irreparable ir-reparable calamities, they offered their good services with the noble aim of serving serv-ing the Interests of Russia and the work of the allies." |