BRITAIN AND RUSSIA

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 202, 15 November 1927, Page 9

BRITAIN AND RUSSIA

SOVIET WITHHOLDS ORDERS BRADFORD CONCESSION By Cable. — Press Association.—Copyright LONDON, Sunday. Tbe Bradford Chamber of Commerce recently made representations about the relations between Britain and Russia to the Home Secretary, Sir Williamson Joynson Hicks, especially as to the effect on the wool textile industry. In his reply the Minister says the Government is anxious to foster Anglo-Russian trade and does not desire to interfere with British trade with Russia. Consequently he agrees to make the concession that a Russian employer on joining the Russian Trading Association may visit Britain for six months with a possible extension of the time to that which would normally be granted subject to his behaviour and to the volume of trade done. Sir William says the Soviet has not placed any new orders in Britain in the last few months. This is most disquieting, as the Arcos Company and members of other Russian organisations were admitted for purposes of trade. If trade does not result it will he impossible to justify the continued stay of Russians in England. If trade stagnation, such as the chamber described, endures for any length of time the whole question may be reviewed. —Times.