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Russia's New

Trade Policy

TOT without reason did Mr

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Molotov emphasise at yesterday's meeting of the four power foreign minis ters the desirability expanding trade between Russia, China and the Western world. Binee Stalin's death, a reorienta- 4 tion of the commercial polley of Soviet Russia ban been in progress, one sign of which is a more forth- coming attitude to foreign trade on the part of the Russian authorities. New trading arrangements have been made with countries la all parts of the world, and Russia has become a large buyer of certain commodi. tles. Petroleum and its products, which have hardly Agured in Russian exports since before the Second World War, have now come to occupy a prominent place in the trade and barter agreements negotiated by the Sovlet Government. And more recently foreign sales of gold have occurred on very large scale, ship- ments to Western Europe during the last quarter of 1953 belug estimated st Home £30 million.

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“INCE 1945, a large part of

Russian the

economic effort is known to have been concentrated on the expan- sion of heavy industries and rearmament. Whether because rearmament 18 considered to have been carried for enough, because popular demands have become uncomfortably Insistent, definite promises have been made of better living standards, which in Russia today means, broad- ly, a larger supply and a greater variety of foodstuffs in the towns, and more con- sumer goods, particularly in agricultural

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BY MOLOTOV

Playing On The Weak

Chink

The Western

In

Armour

Berlin, Jan. 27.

Mr Vyacheslav Molotov today began driving the wedge which he hopes will divide the Western powers in their attitude to a conference with China.

He suggested that the five-power conference he has proposed for the spring would have attractions for all three Western nations, laying stress on the role the meeting could play in settling the problem of Indo- China, where France is anxious to end her bitter struggle against the Communist rebels.

Indo-China is one of the chinks in the Western armour. The position of M. Georges Bidault, the French Foreign Minister, is such that it would be ex- tremely difficult for him to face the National Assembly in Paris after rejecting an apparently reasonable proposal for consideration of Indo-Chink by the five

nations.

The opposite is true for Mr John Foster Dulles, the American Secretary of State, if the conference has to discuss "International tension" in addition to Asiatic questions, as Mr Molotov insists. The Washington Administration is firmly com- mitted to Congress to rejecting the five-power conference proposal in the terms proposed.

Mr Anthony Eden, whose Government is the only one which has recognised the Peking Government, stands somewhere between these ve positions, but nearer the Ameri In the interests of maintaining Western solidarity, he must, therefore, be guided by

van,

the extent to which Mr Dulles is prepared to help M. Hidault.

Today, in what Mr Molotov clearly intended to be only the preliminary discussion of the

proposal, the Western powers were able to resist with a firm and comfnon argument.

They pointed out that there

was already machinery through which the problems raised by Mr Molotov could be solved. And the projected Korean political conference which, they Communist obstruction. The raid, areas,

preventing, was the first emphasis in manufacturing is being transferred from body in which Communtit China

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heavy to light industries, and à larger volume of con- sumer goods, and certain foodstuffs is being im- ported. Although it may be accepted that serious attempt is being made to adjust Russian industry in the direction of larger pro- duction of consumer goods, there is plenty of scope for conjecture as to where the new polley will lead.

was

prove

could play a mediating role in the interests of them all.

Mr Dulles had shown an in- erest in a five-power meeting on and Indo-China. M. Korea Bidault line shown an interest in the subject of lessening inter national tension, and had spoken Asian problems, to It would Injerat ham too.

overcome.

"It contained apparently every possible thing that any- body could desire-reduction of tension, armaments, trade, im- international provement of relations and so on":

Sterling Payments

Agreement

London, Jan: 27. Hain and Japan

are expected to sign a new sterling payments agree ment in London on Friday. afternoon, usually re liable source said here to

The spokesman added: If we were to recept such a proposal we would, in fact, be accepting n' position rejected at Son Mr Eden had put forward no Francisco when the Charter of abjections which could not be the United Nations was drawn night.

the affairs of the up that

10 The signing of the agreement are best entrusted Mr Molotov world From all this,

wil fellow seven wecks of pri- cuch

four three, four or five big powers. concluded,

of the

"Such a conference would vate discussion here belavcen powers would further their in- Its sincerity in

terest by working out the terms have to be in permanent session, British and Japanese delegates United on the patters of trade during would settle outstanding of a five-power conference. to

1954 between Japan and Britain, Mr Molotov spoke at length Nations.

"It seems that Mr Molotov is banker of the scriint area. on the subject of trade, saying

United Na- told there was a market of 800,000,000 proposing another

people in the Soviet Union, China and the Peoples Democracles in which great economic prog.eu hat been achieved in spite of the abnormal conditions to which their foreign trade had been sub-

Molotov on Wars have been built to cut

could

ich wishing questions

According 10 the Russian

Mc spokesman,

Mololov the Western Ministers be was confident the conference could reach agreement on his proposal after further discussion.

MUST

WEAKEN

If that discussion leads to jected. concessions by Mr the agenda he proposes for the off the trade of these countries, five-power meeting. perhaps this was no way to case tensio, Que hung the subjects the Me Molotov was quoted as say West Ands most objectionable, it │ing. is bound to weaken the Western stand.

Earlier, the Western Ministers

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JAPANESE PROPOSAL

Must Take

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Middlesborough, Jan. 27.

British justice, which softened long enough to let The 1951 pact, after three a young merchant seaman

Shunichi Matsumoto, Japan's Ambassador to Britain, will sign the new agreement on The spokesman said Mr Dulles behalf of his country, while Mr would be the first speaker to Selwyn Lloyd, Minister of State morrow with Mr Molotov at the Foreign Offer, will sign

He expected more for Britain. the chair. would be said on the same itern

hoped Mr Lloyt will be signing in agenda, but he on tho the conference would get on to place of Mr Anthony Eden, Bri-

two -

and is Foreign Secretary, who is Germany point

Foreign the European security tomorrow, ministers, moderate in Beran,

OBJECTIONS BEVERAL URRENT imports of con-

The British

The Anglo-Japanese payments spokesman was numer goods may pri-

to asked

comment

Mr talks began here on December 2 Molotov quoted the Charles of Molotov's statement

Mr and

mainly concerned marily be designed to fill an interregnum, while the tried to pin down Mr Vyacheslav the United Nations and the 1945 Eden had raised no objection to with reviewing the 1951 sterling

by support the change in

five-power conference which payments agreement country's Molotov, to discussion of Euro-Potectam

the two countries. could not be overcome. productive capacity is taking pean problems while the Soviet of his plts for a five-power con-

ference.

The

spokesman replied that in place, but there are some, Minister spoke at length on the

Communist China could not be

peech Mr Eden had raised indications to the contrary. Far East and international

excluded from the councils of

"I of objections. One of these is the number tension.

was the number of new oil tankers with rejected

The Western Ministers again the work. Not only

Mr Molotov's appeal one of the great powers, but she would suggest that you now ask, extensions, is now due to expire marry the Arab slave girlj

Mr Moletav to show us how

at the end of this month. The

he smuggled into the coun be overcoms," USSR is at for a five-power conference with was also the only Askan power.

Mr Molotov said that the they can

The Japanese delegation wOR present poorly supplied, Communist China,

weight of China's 500,000,000 spokteman said.

Answering another question, understood to have suggested try, hardened again today under

Mr Eden who was in the chair should be added to the 450,000, the spokesman said he thought earlier in the talks that 1954 and packed the seaman off construction for Russia in various European suggested after the other Minis-

one trade between Britain and Japan to prison. ... ters had spoken, that as there 000 represented by the four that discussions of item

be estimated, at about countries. This suggests

£210,000,000 each way. He claimed that Communist would continue on Thursday, should larger imports from other had been a full round of dis-powers at the conference table.

that Mr Molotov

was not known here to would be in the chair. countries are contemplated,

agenda, Introduced China was not responsible for pointing out

the of

what Mr Molotov had made no sug-night

Overall but there is nothing to in- by Mr Molotor, the Ministers blocking the progress dicate the size of the ox- might like me to consider Mr Panmunjom alscussions on a gestions that discussions of items estimate has been agreed on. Kerean political conference. -

Some officials of both sides and two and threo-Germany pansion, If the estimate Molotov's speech.

The American spokesman,

Austria would depend upon the held a meeting at the Treasury that at present only one per cent of internal consumption beat for the conference to deal commenting on Mr Molotov's conference's reaching agreement today and were believed to have put finishing touches to the on item-one. speech, said it represented no with individual problems. in the USSR is met by

Mr Molotov sold it would change from the original' pro- imports from outside seem that

Western poeal yesterday for a five power East Berlin' press the three Eastern Europe is anywhere powers all had some use for a conference, though Mr Molotov

which had claborated it. near correct, the Impact of Ave-power expansion of Russian foreigr. trade could be highly im-

which

tho

cussion on the first item of the three-point

Mr Eden said he thought it

conferenco

portant. It was Russian Molotov Wines & Dines

Hales of gold on the world's "unofficial" markets which finally eliminated the gold premium, and even more recently the platinum; mar- ket of New York was shaken by reports of exceptionally large Russian offers of the metal. In one of the smaller markets for petroleum pro- ducts, a British oll company

With Eden

Berlin, Jan. 27.

A

to

trading

The Middlesborough Quarter Sessions Court denied scamaa Tommy Flynn's appeal against

three-month #

sentence for helping his 17-year-old bride, Kawahkib, enter the country illegally. But the Court Re- corder, quashed a two-month sentence against Kawahkib, tell- mng her: a satisfied you did not know English law,"

The Soviet spokesman, at an new agreement.

conference, The Japanesa delegation to quoted Mr Molotov as saying at the conference here is led by Mr the end of his speech that he Koichiro Asakai, retiring Minis

Kawahkib sobbed bitterly, was sure a conference of the ter in London. live Foreign Minister's could play He will shortly fly to Tokyo however, as Flynn was led of

to prison. 2 become Director of the Over- a great mitigating role in solving

Trade Section: of the "I want to go to prison with questions of interest to the per Foreign Ministers,

Japanese Foreign Ministry, Tormát," abte eried. "I d Mr Amket will be exchanging not, want to be parted with posts with Mr T. Oda, who is him expected here next month. But Kawahkih, whom Flynn China Mall Special

FOREIGN TRADE

In the

the passage referring to foreign trade, the Rumian spokesman quoted Mr Molotov na saying a French trade delega

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was recently compelled to. Froderick Hoyer Millar, British | He also took with him an intertrade lotov said that the first !

Soviet Jet Fighter Crashes

Russian Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov Moscow and Brillih delegation made his first social visit to West Berlin tonight to dine was either expected there or

had

arrived with Mr Anthony Eden, British Foreign Secretary.

The Soviet Union alco traded Host at the dinner was Sir High Commissioner in Germany with India and would welcome

any country.

************ Helsinki, Jan. 27, Mr.

A Boviot jet fightor" crashed Buspand Imports because the High Commissioner in Germany, prater because he only speaks

Berlin residence Mr Bussian, a language that Mr group of questions of which he in Finnish territory during the market had been filled by Eden in staying.

Edon does not know.

hind Russian oil received under The Russians wore asked what Since Madame Molotov la not and, the

problemit was loured hare tonight. at Are The plane crashed, Elwonty. mutual trade agreement. In they would like to cat-normal in Berilo with her husband, could be

150 Rádiomatni kil

the Flemish spite of ideological differ diplomatie procedure and they tonight's dinner was confined to anced, wide Russian com- waved aside offers of caviar, for me! Dress, was informal.

Fourteen people, sat down mercial exchanges are "a typical Engilah meal!"

table

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each course.

of the High Commissionera Motoboy said the able, but trado expansion on

Mr Molotov was accompanied home,

Duties, in waying belleved any large scale would by Mr. Andrei Gromyko, -

Wan probably cause considerable Deputy Foreign Minister, conversation was politically but conde the fate of

to mainly of gen disturbance to the world's "T 200 Malik, Amos

London, what Mr.V. Semwondy, Reuter,

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H-Bomb Unable To Destroy The Earth

London, Jan. 28. Professor Robert Frisch, pioneer British". atomic spinatist, said in a lecture here last night that if a hydrogen, bomb were ex- ploded near a large amount of cobalt(metallio mineral), deadly particles might be spread round the world. ✅ stawezaje akson wa

"But there would be mo purpose in that because it would affect friend and foe alike," he ackled.

The Vienna-bom, predator. now a colusaliceð, Billon, bes worked on. alcuni rattaren in novial ecuntries."," including the original Los Alamos projek, an the United States..

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at Cerebridge University

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recerdiy on ademic boos but be though a hydrogen bernb was not capable. of destroying the earth

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Callous Driver

Brussels, Jan. 27. A young. Brussels driver, who killed a womani, Pedestrian and seriously injured three ... - parson- gers, jumped out of his · car after the accident and sauntered

oft for a drink, police reported

The police said Marius

The world's first sub- atomic powered marine, the USS Nautilus, was launched a week ago by Mrs Mamie Elsen- hower, at Groton, Con-here. necticut: Top picture shows the submarine sliding down the slipway into the water, and oppo- site, Mrs Eisenhower boille ^of breaks a champagne against the

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They alleged that the socident occurred when the car was being driven at over 60 miles an hour through the centre of Brussels.

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