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Show uu RECOGNITION IS SOVIET DE-IE Russians Hope For Closer Relations With U. S. in Coming Year. LAUSANNE. Dec. 30 (By the Associated As-sociated press ) M Tchiteherln, the Russian lovlet foreign minister, made an appeal for recognition of the soviet federation today in a statement to th Associated Press. "Tho soviet republic." he said, "earnestly hopes that the beginning of the new year will bring us into closer collaboration with the American people-for productive work and for the opening of our national resources to mankind. "Oui most earnest desire Is universal univer-sal naval disarmament, ns Well as disarmament dis-armament on land peace and productive produc-tive work. The soviet republic H strong enough to resist aggression, but we must regret that the scheme which has prevailed at Lausanne will compel com-pel us to arm and fortify our sourh coast and will divert us from our fundamental fun-damental aim, production." |