The New York herald., 1920-01-27
GIVES OUT TERMS
OF RUSSIAN TRADE
Supreme Council Declares Ex-
ports Must Be Based on
Imports.
TO ADVANCE PARTIAL4 PAY
Preparation Of Reply to Dutch Note
Left to French Legal
Experts. -


PARIS, Monday Cby the Associated Press)
The text of the Supreme Councils note
to the representatives of the Russian
Central COOPERATIVE Union regarding
the partial lifting of the blockade was
made public today. 1t. foHews:-
First.-The allied governments notify
the Cooperative Union that they are
disposed. to authorize an exchange OF prod
ucts upon basis OF reciprocity between
the Russian people and the allied and
neutral countries. and they invite this
Union to export from Russia. the surplus
of its cereals. its foodstuffs and its raw
materials, with. a view TO exchanging
them for clothing and other merchandise,
of which Russia is in need
1T should be well understood that the
value OF the merchandise, the importation
OF which into Russia will be authorized
Will be based on the value of the mer-
chandise exported from Russia within a
reasonable period.
"Second.-The Russian delegation at
Paris will communicate immediately by
wireless with the Controlling Committee
at Moscow and will ask it if the co-opera- :
uveS are ready to assume responsibility
Tor handling these importations and these
expectations, and if exchanges of this sort
are practically possible. The represent
atives of the co-operatives at Moscow will
determine Immediately these questions
'Third.-The Central Committee at Mos
COW VIII guarantee that the expectation
Oh cereals, flax, &c, shall be authorized
and that the necessary transportation
facilities shall be furnished.
Fourth As soon as certainty is
: reached in this matter the Central Com
mittee at Moscow will inform Berkenheim
tAlexander Berkenheim, vice president of
the AE-Russian Union of Consumers So
eieties) at Paris.
=. ."Ffth.-The cooperative unions in for
-e!sn countries will then take measures to
furnish russian cereals and flax on con-
dition that the .co-operatives shall be ad-
vanced twenty-five per cent of the value
of the exports, either by direct contract or
by British. French or Italian financiers
"Sixth.-The balance of necessary cred
its will be furnished in London or Paris by
Russian resources OF British. French or
Italian co-operatfves. private banks or
traders.
Seventh. - Goods purchased by the
above credits will be loaded Immediately in
Black Sea or Baltic ports, risks of loss
or confiscation being assumed by the
Russian co-operatives
Eighth. - The Central Committee at
MOSCOW will endeavor to supply at least
FOUR complete trains for the transporta-
ton OF goods to and from the Black Sea
ports Should Moscow not succeed, the
.co-operatiyes in foreign countries will en-
- ploy part OF the credits for the purcha ne
OF freight cars and locomotives in the
allied. countries. In any case they will
send motor trucks, in order to help rail-
road transportation.
"Nlnth.-As soon as the exportatjon of
cereals, flax and other raw materials from,
Russia has commenced effectively the
contracts referred TO above will be con-
slderably increased. in order. for instance
TO reach million tons of cereals, which
would be the quantity available for ex-
port in a little longer time"
Takes Up Reply to Dutch.
The reply to the refusal of the
Dutch government to comply with the
demand of the Allies for the surren-
der OF former Emperor William of
Germany was the first subject taken up
at the initial meeting this morning of the
Council OF Ambassadors, created to carry
on the unfinished routine work of the
supreme Council of the Peace Conference,
Which disbanded last week. 1t was decided
that the French legal experts available
should go into all the aspects o fthe case
and prepare the reply. which probably will
os submitted for approval of the Council
at the beginning of next week.
The discussion of the council did not
disclose the trend OF opinion among the
members further than that IT appeared TO
be the view that the legal phase OF the
question had become tho chief one.
The council was presided over by
Premier Milierand. Hugh c. Wallace, the
American Ambassador. was present with
the other members Of the body. After dis
posing for the day of the extradtion aues-
tion tho council decided to give the repre-
sentatives of the Jugoslavs four days adj
ditional time 10 reply regarding the pro-
posed compromise on the Adriatic ques-
ton, including the disposition of Fiume.
f.aV Vrf~ he. IA
Wednesday.
The council received a letter from
Stanislas Patek. Polish Minister OF For
egn Affairs, calling attention 10 the DOS.
sibility OF strong aggressive movement
by the Bolshevili against Polish territory
and recommending that a plan be adopted
Tor defensive measures. The letter asked
that the question be called to the atten-
tion OF Marshal Foch. The council will
give the letter further consideration.
The council also had before it note
from the German plenipotentiaries raising
certain points regarding the makeup OF
the boundary commissions provided for
by the treaty of Versailles. The aues-
tions we're raised by the Germans because
of the decentralization OF the treaty by
the United States and the consequent lack
of American members on the commissions
as provided for by the peace document
The absence OF the Americans also raised
a question as to the presidency of the
commissions to control the plebiscite in
the Teschen territory, on the Czecho-
slovak-Poish frontier. II was pointed
out that the French member would act
pending the qualification OF the American
member through the ratification OF the
pact. should such action be taken by the
United States government.
The next meeting OF the body will be
held on Monday, February 2.
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