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EXPEL BRITISH CONSUL BERLIN, Germany, June 21.— Expulsion n ! of British Consul-General Donald St. Clair ir Gainer from his post in Vienna, in retaha- i„ j , tion for Englands dismissal on espionage q i charges of German Consul Walther Rein-hardt v from Liverpool, was ordered by the Reich government today. The charges s brought against Gainer were identical with h those brought by Britain against Reinhardt. t. I j LONDON, England, June 21.— German n Consul Walther Reinhardts expulsion followed • conviction and sentence of James ?s j Kelly, English worker, on charges of having violated the official secrets act. Prime Minister 1- Chamberlain announced in the House ;e of Commons that there was indisputable evi- i_ | I dence Reinhardt had been involved in an n attempt by Kelly to dispose of the plans of f a new government factory in Lancashire, e ! ■ "to a foreign government." Following Rein- ll j hardts expulsion, the German government promised swift retaliation and Gainers dis- s" I | missal resulted. Gainer is a veteran English !n diplomat of prominence. I A — — MM. — —
