Inquiries made by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency here by telephone today elicited the information from the Franzenbad authorities that Leon Trotsky, exiled Soviet leader, was not in Franzenbad nor was he expected, as had been reported yesterday by the Bratislava paper “An-Op,” which stated he was to meet Georges Tchitcherin and A. V. Lunacharsky for a talk concerning Trotsky’s return to Russia.
The Czechoslovakian foreign office stated that it was unaware that any visa had been issued to Trotsky. The informed concerning Trotsky’s supposed arrival at Franzenbad. Official circles informed the correspondent of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that the rumor probably emanated from the report in a Budapest paper that its reporter had recognized Trotsky on a train bound for Czechoslovakia. This report was broadcast from Budapest without confirmation.
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