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Show OLD RUSS DIPLOMAT WINS TRANSPORT SUIT SAN FRANCISCO, May 29. Suit of the Russian soviet government for possession of the Russian naval transport Rogdal, now in this harbor, har-bor, was 'dissolved in the United States district court here today upon motion of Boris Bakhmeteff, of Washington, D. C, who claimed that he was the ambassador to the United States of "the only recognized government gov-ernment of Russia." Tho soviet government sought to libel tho vessel, holding that as it had succeeded to the administration of Russian governmental affairs, the Rogdai was the property of such administration. ad-ministration. Bakhmeteff held that the vessel was tho property of tho recognized Russian government whichcontrolled her up to tho time of the action. oo |