The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-21
BRITAIN EXTENDS RECOGNITION ID
 RED GOVERNMENT
This Is View of State Depart. ment Following Receipt of Proposed Trade
 Agreement
By Associated Press

 Washington, November 20.-iu the view of state department officials, yir- tual de facto recognition of the Russian soviet government is extended by Great Britain in the proposed trade agree ment between the two countries. A copy of the agreement has been se- ceived at the department.
 The proposed agreements. which con- sist of ten articles, provides not only for the appointment of one or more official agents to reside and exercise their functions in the territories os other with immunity from arrest but also provides that such agents shall nave the rights accorded to diplomatic representatives of the wise of passports and the liberty of communicating by code and cipher. Provision also is made that the official agents shall be at liberty to receive and despatch cour- Hers with sealed bags which shall he .ers with sealed bags
 Premier Lloyd George stated in the British House of Commons Thursday that the draft of the agreement wo Id be ready for submission to the soviet government within q few days. He stated, however, that the agreement would not be entered into until satis> factory assurances had been received from the soviet authorities reg Arding the release of British prisoners and that the bolsheviki would refrain from spreading propaganda and committing hostile acts in Asia.
 ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT The ten articles of the agreement follow: The first provides that both parties agree to remove forthwith all obstacles hitherto placed in the way os the resumption of trade between the United Kingdom and Russia in any commodities (other than arms and am | munition), which may be legally ex- ported or imported into their respective territories to or from any foreign country"
 | The second article provides that British and Russian merchant ships, their masters, crews and cargoes shall, in ports of Russia and of the United l Kingdom, respectively, recive in alt respects the treatment, privileg ss, fa- cilties and immunities and pro.ss.isn which are usually accorded by the as- abolished practice of commercial na- tions."
 1 The third article Is concerned with
 the right of either party to the agree
 ment to nominate such number of .ts nationals as may be necessary to carsV l into effect the agreements by enter, ing the territories of either country. The right of either nation to refuse ad- mfttance to it's territories to any in 7 ldividual who is persona non grlta is lexpressly stipulated
 SIX MONTHS NOTICE Articles four, five and six relate to
 the diplomatic privileges accorded the official agents of either nation and
 the recognition of passports. docu-
 ments of identity, powers of attorney
 and similar documents issued or certi- 1 lied by the competent authorities fn either country for the purpose of en- aoling trade to be carried on pur- suant of this agreement"
 1 Article seven provides that the pre- ceding articles shall continue in force
 until the expiration of six months from the date on which either party
 shall have given notice to the other of it's intention to terminate them.
 Recognition by the soviet govern
 lnent of it's liability to pay compensa-
 tion to British subjects for goods sup-
 pied or services rendered to 1t or |, | the former governments of Russia or
 10 Russian citizens for which paynen:
 has not been made owing to the Rus slan revolution, is provided in Article
 Eight,
 Articles Nine and Ten state that ths | pritisn government declare that they will not take or encourage any steps | with view to attaching or taking pos session of any gold. securities or com modities which may be exported by
 Russia in payment for Imports or as security for such payment" ! Reservation also is made that the
 Russian soviet government will not Undertake to make any claim to dis pose of the funds of the late Russian 1 government in London,
 l FRENCH ATTITUDE UNCHANGED