TALKS IN MOSCOW

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 179, 16 August 1937, Page 3

TALKS IN MOSCOW

Trade and Planning of Industries The discussions which took place in Moscow with the Commissar of Foreigm Trade, and also with officials o£ that department, said Mr Nash, indicated that, while the possibilities of extending the sale of New Zealand products in that market were limited by the fact that Russia is berself an important produeer of goods of ihe class generally exported by Njew Zealand, nevertfieless, it seems probable that a market. may be found for a number of New Zealand products- of which may be mentioned wool, kides, sheep-skins, rabbitskins, and stud sheex>. An investigation into the possibilities of this trade is being made by tke Russian Foreign Trade department. During tke visit certain aspeets of ujternal trade "were. also inqmred into Including the planning of industral uudcrtakings and price-fixing. Infor-. ma-tioh was also obtained respecting import and export procedure, said Mr Nash.' * ; j[Gontmuei sa jgago 4|/'"

Mr. Nash's Tour

Continued from page 3.) U.S.A. AND CANADA Negotiations Expected To Yield Results Air Nash's visit to the United States was made with the primary object of diseussing with the Government of that country the question of trade ba* tween New Zealand and the United States, although opportunity was also taken to make contact withitraders in New York handling New Zealand products. The trade discussions were held at Washington and oceupied the major portion of three days, during which time Afr Nash had interviews with Mr Roosevelt, the president, and Mr Cordell Hull, secretary of Stafe, as well as with the head of the Commerce Department. The whole position of trade betweea New Zealand and the United. States was thoroughly explored, and it is hoped that in due course it may be possible to enter info negotiations whieh will result in the conclusion of g, trade agreement between the two coum tries that will' expand trade both ways. "There is," said Mr Nash, "a potential market in the United States for New Zealand primary products." Following upon discussions which 51? Nash had at Ottawa with the Hon. VV» D. Euler, Canadian Minister of Trade .and Commerce, while en route to Eng« land in November • last, arraugements were made by him to return via Canadai in order that further discussions could take place on the subject, of the trade agreement between New Zealand and Oahada. Mr Mackenzie King, Prime Ministei of Canada, and Mr C. Dunning, Cana* dian Minister of Finance .and Customs, were passengers with Mr Nash on the Empress of Britain, and this presented an opportunity for useful talka on the subject. The two full days which Afr Nash stayed at Ottawa were fully taken up with discussions between. , Mr Nash, Mr Euler aud ofScials. Mr Nash said that, although, he wai not at the moment in a . position to givn details, he considered the results of thd negotiations satisf actory and an, * 8ik> nouncement in connection thejewitM will be made at a later date.