TRADE WITH RUSSIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10852, 18 March 1921, Page 6

TRADE WITH RUSSIA

AGREEMENT SIGHED RESULT OF ANGLO-RUSSIAN NEGOTIATIONS. IMPORTANT PROVISIONS. \U' 41 *’U lift .• t» * V *■* f'-'-.',- ..A f O'U. LONDON, March 16. Official: The* Rritish nml "Russian ; trade agreement has been signed. 1 (Received March 17, 5.5 p.m.) ‘ LONDON, March 16. 1 Pending tho conclusion of a formal 'general Peace Treaty, the provisional | agreement provides that both retrain • from official propaganda agaiitst tne 1 institutions of either country, either i direeilv or indirectly. Tho Soviet un* • dertakes to refrain either militarily or j diplomatieallv from encouraging Asia- ! tics in any hostility against tho interf ests of the British J&mpire, especially jin India and Afghanistan. Britain enj ters a similar undertaking in respect I to countries which formerly were part i of the Russian Empire and are now j independent. The nationalists of both i countries are to be permitted to return i home. Every form of blockade is to i be rornov£\i forthwith and no discrimj ination against trade will be exercised, i excepting that each country is free to | mako its own regulations respecting | trade in arms and ammunition and the I admission of aliens under their respec- ! tive laws. Russia undertakes to share | in freeing the Baltic from mines and i the protection of nationals. Official Rus--1 sian agents are to be accorded the ! same immunities as granted to other ‘countries. The Soviet undertakes nob ! to claim any funds or property of tho I late Imperial or provisional Russian | Governments in the Tinted Kingdom or | requisition merchandise imported bv i Russia. The agreement i<s terminable by twelve months’ notice, or forthwith if’ a breach of any of its articles occurs. A POINT IN QUESTION RUSSIA ANXIOUS TO RESTORE j COMMERCE. ! (Received March 17, 10.20 p.m.) ; LONDON, March 16. | M. Krassin, interviewed, said: “It ; now remains for the English courts to j decide whether Russian gold or goods t can be seized on arrival to satisfy private debts. If so. the trade agreement is useless. Otherwise Russia will do everything to restore commerce as quickly ae possible.” A COAE. CONTRACT REPAIRING THE LOCOMOTIVES. (Received March 17, 10.20 p.m.) LONDON, March 17. A Russian wireless message states that a contract to supply 600,000 tons of-, British coal was signed in London yesterday. It is understood that Armstrong Whitworth will now proceed to execute a provisional contract for the repair of Russian locomotives.