TRADE PROPOSALS BY RUSSIA
PAPER SUGGESTS BARTER DEAL (British Official Wireless) RUGBY, May 1. M. Ivan Maisky, Soviet Ambassador in London, conveyed to the Foreign Secretary (Lord Halifax) the Soviet’s reply to the recent invitation by Britain to put forward for consideration a concrete proposal for a trade agreement, having regard to the existing war situation. The reply is not considered satisfactory, but the position as it stands is being examined. The financial editor of The Manchester Guardian, commenting on the proposed Anglo-Russian trade discussions, says: “The practical basis on the British side is the urgent need for timber. All that can possibly arise is a barter deal under which Russia will supply timber and Britain can ship tin, in addition to some other primary commodities and perhaps spare parts for British machinery now in use in the Soviet.
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Southland Times, Issue 24115, 2 May 1940, Page 8
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