¶ Though the Argentines and the Portuguese, the Peruvians and the Swiss and a few others objected. Russia was finally admitted to full membership in the League last week and won a permanent seat on the highly important League Council as well. Henceforth Soviet Russia will take its place with Britain, France and Italy in running the League's business.
Chief Russian delegate was that old veteran of Geneva conferences, roly-poly Foreign Commissar Maxim Maximovitch Litvinoff, but in future he will have two confreres to assist him. Vladimir Potemkin, Ambassador to Rome, and...
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