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Article : 125 wordsThe Soviet Commissar for Air, M. Kaganovitch, has been transferred to an unspecified post. He has been replaced by M. Shakhurin. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 12 Jan 1940, Page 12
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