Word: karakhan
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Dates: during 1924-1924
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...object of the sudden invasion and seizure of the Forbidden City, wherein, before 1912, no stranger was allowed to enter, was not made clear. M. Karakhan, the Bolshevik Ambassador, was popularly supposed to have inspired it; Dr. Sun Yat-sen's name was also mentioned; some thought it was a desire on the part of the Provisional Government to seize precious treasures hidden in the City; most were of the opinion that the coup forestalled an attempt to restore the Ta Ch'ing Ch'ao (Great Pure Dynasty...
...Russo-Japanese parley, was again resumed at Peking, capital of China, between L. M. Karakhan Soviet Ambassador to China, and Kenkichi Yoshizawa, Japanese Minister to China. The Japanese evacuation of the northern part of the island of Sakhalin (TIME, July 7), was hitherto the stumbling-block in the negotiations. An early agreement, resulting in the recognition of Russian by Japan, was forecast by political observers...
Clad in immaculate evening clothes, shod in shining leather, gloved in white kid, and wearing a glossy silk hat, Comrade L. M. Karakhan, first Bolshevik Ambassador to China, entered a golden state coach drawn by six ebony horses. He was accompanied by General Huang Kai-wen, Master of Ceremonies, and escorted by 24 cavalry outriders, as he was whisked off to present his credentials to Marshal Tsao Kun, President of China...
Despite the gorgeous capitalist disguise of Comrade Karakhan, he was an Ambassador without an Embassy. The Diplomatic Corps at Peking is composed entirely of Ministers, none of whom relish giving presence to a Bolshevik Ambassador, and they have done much to hinder the Chinese Government from handing over the old Russian Legation. But, through the reported efforts of Dr. Jacob Sohurman, U. S. Minister to China, they were expected to acquiesce in handing over the ex-Russian Legation to Comrade Karakhan...
During the past week, matters referring to the transfer of Consulates were enlivened by General Giebov, Monarchist, with 30 trusty Cossacks at his command, who entered the Shanghai Consulate to take possession. M. Karakhan, Russian representative in China, protested to Foreign Minister Wellington Koo. M. Koo proceeded to think of some one to whom he might protest