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The Case Against the Bolshevih
An Amazing Series of Official Documents, Pub
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DOCUMENT NO. II.

DOCUMENT NO. II,
CReichsbank, No. 1878, Berlin, Dec %, 1910
Resolution
Of conference of representatives Of the German
commercial banks convened proposal OF the
German delegation at Petrograd by the manage
ment Of the Imperial bank, to discuss the reso-
buttons Of the Rhine Westphalian Industrial syn
l. All loans are cancelled the bonds Of which
are in the hands Of German Austrian, bulgarian
and Turkish holders, but payment must De real
lied by the Russian treasury in the course OF
12-months term after the conclusion OF separate
peace. =, ,,ts
q The purchase is permitted Of all Russian
securities and dividend bearing paper by Lne
representatives of the German banks at the rd'e
Of the day on the open market. 49,
3. After the conclusion OF separate pedCe, OLl
the expiration Of 80 days, there are re-est1Dl1Sn
ed all the shares of private railway companies,
and chemical pharmaceutical works. Inc EdIlLg
of such papers will be made by the German anu
Austrian stock exchanges
4. There are banished and for five years from
date Of signing peace are not to be allowed, Eng
lish French and American capital in the IoLioW-
ing industries: Coal, metallurgical machine
building, oil, chemical, and pharmaceutical;
s. In the question of development in Russia
of coal OIL and metallurgcal branches OF IN
dustry there is to be established supreme aa-
visory organ consisting of II Russian specialists,
10 from the German industrial organizations ana
the German and Austrian banks.
g. The Russian government must not inter
fere in the region of questions connected with the
transfer to the benefit of Germany of two mining
districts in Poland-Dombrosl1y and Olkishky-
and to Austria of the Oil region in Galcla. me
transfer of the latter win be only in the form OF
limitations of the right of making claims, land
allotments and application of capital for the pro-
duction and refining Of oil.
T. Germany and Austria enjoy the unlimited
privilege of sending into Russia mechanics anu
qualified WOrkmen.
g. Other foreign mechanics ana workmen dur
ing five years after the conclusion Of peace be-
tween Russia and Germany are not to be allowed
to enter at ALL
g. The statistical department of producing and
manufacturing industries with the corresponding
government organ must be controlled by German
specialists. $50
TO- Private banks in Russia arise only with
the consent and according to the plan OF the Union
of German and Austrian banks, whereby the rat
ing Of the stocks Of the banks on all exchanges
of the new and old world will be handled by the
group Of the Deutsche bank.
H. IA the ports of Petrograd, Archangel,
Odessa Vladivostok and Batum will be establish
ed. under the leadership of specialists from Ger
many, special statistical economic committees.
AS regards the tariff, railway and shipping rate
policies to regulate the Russo German Austrian
trade relations, this part of the economical treaty
will be discussed by the special tariff council Of
the Observation-Disclosures Won Grenner; Secre-
tary Berenbluet.
Notes.-The penned Endorsement on the photo
era phed COPY Of the resolution is Chairman or
the Central Executive Committee, Commissar
Menshnsky requests that this resolution should
ground in the soviet of the workmens and SOL
diers' deputies, in case the council of peoples
commissars will not accede to these requests.
Secretary r. Raskin." Menshinsky is minister Of
finance. All of these terms, wholly punitive to
American, English and French capital, could Turk
Russian treaty. l do not know the fate Of the
resolution this its early winter appearance.
Have besides the notQted photograph a printed
copy Of THIS circular.