TRADE WITH RUSSIA

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 9, 8 December 1932, Page 7

TRADE WITH RUSSIA

BRITAIN’S POLICY. IMPORTANT STATEMENT. DEFINITE REPLY FROM SOVIET WANTED. J. i ctti ° elapsed lemptio /ears w.ed Press Association—By Electric v *'° J‘ C ( J Telegraph.—Copyright.) floated h< Mritisil officia l Wireless.) lebentur«eived December 8f 11.50 a.in. amount c RUGBY, Dec. 7. New i»)nportant statement regarding minion lm,: ... ~ . . , 'alue of £t 10,ls with Russia was made by > Eden, Parliamentary Under•y of State, in the House of Sis regarding the activities of rd Internationale. Sir John p ad pointed out to the Ambas®Vt various matters of difficulty Whei omplexity, particularly in relation to trade between the Soviet and Britain, 1 would shortly arise for discussion bes tween .lie two Governments. If the 1 Soviet Government wished these mat- , ters to be discussed in -the usual manner as between Governments in friendly re--2 lations, they must apologise for the r language of an article in the Izvestia and also ensure that no further statements of the kind referred are to be . made in future. It was emphasised to _ M. Maisky that future indulgence in these tactics would only confuse the issue between commercial negotiations and propaganda and render the former, which should be treated on their merits, impossible of conclusion. Sir John Simon added that, as a previous assurance given on behalf of the j British Government was ignored, he would repeat finally and categorically 3 that the policy of IDs Majesty’s Govr eminent is to promote trade relations l on a permanent and stable basis, and they expect the Soviet Government to state clearly in reply what their policy is towards this country. Sir John Simon had now received an oral reply from the Soviet Ambassador, which is under consideration.