Evening star., 1933-11-06
GORDON OF POLICE
TO GUARD UTV|NOV
WHILE IN CAPITAL
Soviet Envoy viii Be Whisked
From Ship, Avoiding
New York Stop.
ARRIVES TOMORROW
FOR ROOSEVELT TALKS
Discussion Of Recognition Question
Is Scheduled for Thursday
or Friday.

Federal and District officials, it was
learned today, have taken extraordinary
precautions to protect Maxim Litvinov,
Russian commissar of foreign affairs,
who is scheduled to arrive in WASH
ington tomorrow to begin negotiations
looking toward recognition of Soviet
Russia by the United States
Litvinov will not even stop in New
York, but will be taken from the ship
at quarantine and whisked away on q
small boat to Jersey City, where he
will board q special car attached to
Pennsylvania train for the trip to
Washington.
While in Washington Litvinov viii
be accompanied by a special guard of
detectives and Gordon Of uniformed
policemen will be thrown around the
Soviet information headquarters at Sew
enteenth street and Massachusetts, ave-
rue, where he will stay as the guest
Of Boris E. Skvirsky, head Of the bu-
reau.
Reasons for the unusual preparations
| to guard Litvinov were not revealed, but
they are understood to be only a pre-
cautionary measure.
Brown Issues Instructions.
Plans for receiving Litvinon and
guarding him during his visit were
completed almost simultaneously this
morning at the State Department and
police headquarters.
Maj. Ernest w. Brown, superintend-
ent Of police. at protracted conference
with his executive staff and Capts. Will
liam E. Holmes of the first precinct and
Edward j. Kelly of the third precinct
issued final instructions for escorting
and guarding the Soviet visitor
At the same time the State Depart
ment announced that Secretary Hull
and group of other officials would
greet Litvinov on his arrival at the
Union Station.
Litvinov is scheduled to reach Wash
mgton some time tomorrow, the exact
time depending on his arrival In Jersey
City. James Dunn. chief Of the divi-
sion OF protocols and treaties Of the
|. state DepaFtment viii 60 TO Jersey City
to meet nm When he steps upon Amer
lean soil, and accompany him to Wash
| ington.
Party win Meet Train.
In addition to Secretary Hull, Lit
vinov viii be met at the Union Station
W h4dA VII hdC1IltyIe, SeCT6LdIy 10 ETeSl-
dent Roosevelt; a military aide to the
President, Assistant Secretary of State
Moore, Undersecretary Phillips, and
Robert Kelly, chief Of the Eastern Euro
pean division Of the State Department.
The Soviet official will be formally
received in the presidential room at the
station, and then escorted to the White
House where the President will receive
him In the blue room.
Mr.. Dunn will present Litvinov 70
the President. After the ceremonies
the Soviet representative will go to the
Soviet Information Bureau headuuar-
tiers to be the guest of Skvirsky who
was largely instrumental in initiating
the negotiations for American recogni-
ton.
The police detail that win meet Lit
vlnov at the Union Station and escort
him to the White House and thence To
the Soviet Information Bureau head
quarters will be in charge of Can't.
Holmes. Capt. Kelly was directed to
command the detail of uniformed ofi-
GERS that will guard the Information
Bureau headquarters during Litvinov's
visit. The detail of detectives that viii
accompany the Soviet official will be in
charge Of Inspector Frank S. w. Burke.
chief Of the Detective Bureau.