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a recent visit to Geneva I met Mr. Paul Birukoff in his own home. He had just returned from Moscow, whither he had been sent by the Swiss Red Cross in charge of four hundred Russian refugees who were being returned to then own country. His conversation about the present state of Russia was so interesting that it occurred to me that it would be very useful if his experience and knowledge of Russia could be made known in Great Britain. The fact that Mr. Birukoff is not a Bolshevist makes his impressions and statements all the more valuable.

The translation of Mr. Birukoff's manuscript has been made by Mr. Emile Burns, the Secretary of the I.L.P. Information Bureau, to whom I am very much indebted.