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Show CASTRO HOLDS UP FOREIGN MESSAGES j Venezuela's President Gives Powers New Provocation for Extreme Measures. PARIS N'oc. 2. Advices received by the Foreign office here says that the Venezuelan Government suspended the dispatch of eahb- messages to ihe l'nltod State.v France and Orcat PJrlialn for fcon.e time. Th. American and British Ministers at ruraeas hne protested Th French ""barge d'Affalres has not protested, owing to the Interruption of diploma tie relations between France and Venezuela but the offlelals here un i". stand that the American Minister voiced the protect of Fran.e. The suspension occurred yesterday, or the day before, and lasted a day.' The ground for the suspension was that the Venezuelan Government Gov-ernment had not reeelvod a reply to a cable message sent to an agent abroad. Additional Provocation. President Castro attributed the non-receipt of a reply to foreign Influence, hence the suspension, which It Is understood under-stood covered official dispatches The authorities here say the Incident Is an additional pr at. on. but that thi does not change their Intention not to adopt coercive measures until no chance remains re-mains of securing a paciib adjustment. Castro Doesn't Respond The official reports further say that the American Minister, Mr Russell, in his effort! to bring about a settlement of the diplomatic dispute between France and Venezuela, has not yet secured an audience audi-ence with President Castro permitting of a definite response. |