Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-08-28 | Page 3 | Britain, Sussia Unable to Agree over Mines

BRITAIN RUSSIA UNABLE f TO AGREE OVER MINES LONDON zomo Aug 28 P l r tive five and Russian sources said ald toda that toda that the obstacles to the settlement settle settle- ment of the standing long contro contro- i C versy with the soviet government over oer the Lena goldfields have not been overcome 5 v Th The Lena Gold Mining company was wa-s established hM In 1863 to work large properties in the Lena district of ot Russia but the properties were nation nationalized by the soviet sovieL The company com corn pany was financed largely by British capital The British company demands 3 3 K pounds about f while the best soviet offer thus far Is 15 pounds about