), ▁then ▁a ▁mand ate ▁of ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁Nations ▁under ▁temporary ▁French ▁administration . ▁Pur ick is ▁made ▁declarations ▁and ▁expl ored ▁possibilities ▁of ▁gain ing ▁K la ip ė da ▁Region ▁was ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁Minister . ▁Pur ick is ▁was ▁issued ▁a ▁fake ▁pass port ▁under ▁a ▁Pr uss ian ▁Lith uan ian - s ounding ▁last ▁name ▁P ė ter ait is ▁and ▁helped ▁reb els ▁( most ly ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Lith uan ian ▁R if le men ' s ▁Union ) ▁handle ▁diplom atic ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁revol t ▁– ▁writing ▁manifest os , ▁negoti ating ▁with ▁the ▁French ▁administration , ▁organ izing ▁propag anda ▁efforts , ▁etc . ▁Official ly , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁Lith uan ian ▁representative ▁to ▁the ▁Director ate ▁of ▁the ▁K la ip ė da ▁Region . ▁The ▁revol t ▁was ▁a ▁success ▁and ▁Pur ick is ▁was ▁offered ▁a ▁job ▁editing ▁Lith uan ian ▁newsp apers ▁in ▁K la ip ė da ▁Region , ▁but ▁refused ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁Berlin . ▁ ▁Pur ick is ▁also ▁helped ▁Lith u ania ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁trade ▁de als ▁with ▁Germany ▁( con cluded ▁on ▁ 1 ▁June ▁ 1 9 2 3 ) ▁and ▁Sweden ▁( con cluded ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁February ▁ 1 9 2 4 ). ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁Pur ick is ▁was ▁sent ▁as ▁a ▁special ▁en voy ▁to ▁the ▁V at ican ▁to ▁protest ▁the ▁Con cord at ▁with ▁Poland . ▁He ▁brought