▁a ▁stern ly ▁word ed ▁diplom atic ▁note , ▁but ▁could ▁not ▁deliver ▁it ▁to ▁a ▁V at ican ▁official . ▁Therefore , ▁he ▁modified ▁the ▁text ▁and ▁had ▁it ▁published ▁in ▁an ▁Italian ▁newspaper . ▁Such ▁a ▁public ▁air ing ▁of ▁gr iev ances ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁d eter ior ation ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁See – L ith u ania ▁relations . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁Pur ick is ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁created ▁Econom ics ▁Department . ▁It ▁was ▁established ▁to ▁conduct ▁trade ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁Lat via , ▁Germany , ▁Soviet ▁Union , ▁France , ▁and ▁other ▁countries . ▁Pur ick is ▁also ▁de alt ▁with ▁a ▁compla int ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁the ▁K la ip ė da ▁Region ▁to ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁Nations ▁regarding ▁the ▁division ▁of ▁tax ▁re venue ▁and ▁helped ▁negoti ate ▁the ▁Soviet – L ith uan ian ▁Non - Ag gression ▁P act . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁Pur ick is ▁submitted ▁a ▁request ▁to ▁be ▁def rock ed ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁granted ▁only ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁December ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁during ▁trade ▁negoti ations ▁in ▁Moscow , ▁Pur ick is ▁married ▁El ena ▁Sk ri ab ina , ▁a ▁Ukrain ian ▁lady ▁of ▁Eastern ▁Orth odox ▁faith ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁in ▁a ▁civil ▁ceremony . ▁The ▁trade ▁deal ▁with ▁the