361.1153 In 8/23: Telegram
The Consul at Vladivostok ( Tuck ) to the Secretary of State
[Received March 21—12:05 p.m.]
11. Department’s March 13, 3 p.m.23 Merchandise International General Electric Company, valued at approximately $16,000, removed from customs warehouses by order of the Council of Labor and Defense. Remainder merchandise arrested and will be effectively confiscated shortly. Strong written protest lodged with local authorities. Company’s agent and I would urge that the Department lodge additional protest immediately by whatever means possible with the central funds committee of Council of Labor [and] Defense, Moscow, which is responsible for the original decree under which goods become liable to seizure. Local representative Labor [and] Defense acting only in accordance with the provisions this decree and is not empowered, in view of the considerable value merchandise, to grant release in his discretion.
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