The Washington herald., 1920-11-21
|BRITISHARUSS !.
| PACT VIRTUAL
RECOGNITION
viii Not Influence U. S.
Position on Trade, Say
Officials Here.
|SOvIETS ADMIT DEBTS
Unofficial Text Of the New
Agreement Gives Terms
Of Trade Renewal.

Final acceptance by Great Britain
OF the agreement Of June 80 for
! trading with Russia, tine terms of
which have been known unofficially
in this country for some time. will
not influence the position of this
government toward the commercial
| relations of the United States and
Fassia.
That the agreement which Great
Britain has concluded verges very
closely on recognition Is acknowl-
edged. but the distinction has been
made in official circles that abroad
de facto recognfticn Ii a much more
common Occurrences than II is with
the United States. and that in Eng
land especially the government has
power to take such steps without
the consent OF the legislative body,
while here. the approval of Congress
10 vital.
! To Odset Propaganda.
Administrations officials take the
| position also that Great Britain Is
making q strenuous effort to pro-
tect its. holdings In the East and
wishes through the'perfect; IN of an
| agreement with Soviet Russia to
stop the work of propaganda of vio-
lence that the Third International
ordered.
! No official version of the Rus
! sian English agreement has been
presented to the Safe Department,
but Its officials believe that the text
| as published in the London Times
contains many of the elements of
the understanding. The salient por-
I tions of this version are as follows:
ID Both parties agree to remove
: forthwith all. obstacles hitherto
placed in the way Of the resumption
of trade between the United King
dom and Russia in any commodities
i (other than arms and ammunitionD
which may be legally exported
from or imported into their respec-
! tive territories. to or, from any for
eign country, and not to exercise
J any discrimination against such
TRADE ss compared with that carried
on with any other foreign country.
CD British and Russian merchsnt
ships. their masters. crews. and
cargoes shall in ports, of Russia and
of the United Kingdom respectively.
receive in all respects the treatment.
privileges, facilities. immunities and
protection which are usually accord
ed by the established practice of
commercial nations to foreign mer-
chant ships. their masters, crews,
and cargoes. visiting their ports
-(3) Each party may nominate
such number of its nationals az
may be agreed from time to time as
being reasonably necessary to en-
able proper effect to be given to this
agreement, having regard to the
conditions under which trade is car
! ried on in its territories, and the
other party shall permit such per-
sons to enter its territories, and to
reside and carry on trade there.
provided that either party may re-
strict the admittance of any such
persons into any specified areas and
/ may refuse admittance to or sojourn
| in its territories to any individual
who is persona non grata to itself.
or who does not comply with this
gree efnent, or with the conditions
precedent thereto.
May Appoint Agents.
(. Either party may appoint one
or more official agents to reside and
exercise their functions in the terri
tories Of the other. who shall enjoy
all the rights and the privileges set
forth in the preceding article, and
also immunity from arrest, provided
that either party may refuse to ad-
nit any individual as an Official
agent who is persona non grata TO
itself, or may require the other
party to withdraw him should II
find It necessary to do SO on the
ground of public interest or Sc
curity.
S. Each party undertakes to en-
sure generally that persons ad-
mitted into Its territories under the
last two articles shall enjoy all pro-
lection. rights and facilities which
are necessary to enable them to
'earry on trade.
(6) Passports. documents of iden-
ytity, powers of attorney and similar
documents, issued or certified by the
authorities in either coun-
Itry for the, purpose of enabling
trade to be carried on in the pnr-
suance of this agreement shah be
treated in the other country as IL
they were issued or certified by the
autkorities Of . Recognised foreign
government.
.f7) The preceding articles shall
continue in force until the expiration
Of six months, from the, date on
which either party shall have given
notice to the other of its intention
A. tn e. Al j
tually undertake even in the event
OF such notice having expired. to
continue to afford all the necessary
facilities for the completion OF wind
ing-up of any transactions entered
into in pursuance Of such articles.
ssviets sRecsgnise Debss. (
ls) The Russian Soviet royern-
nienf hereby declares that Il rScox-
nises its liability to pay compeasa- :
tion to British subjects in respect Of
goods supplied or services rendered
TO it,or to the former government Of
Russia, or to Russian citizens. for
which payment has not been made
owing to the RusAian revolution.
ts) In consideration of the deciara-
tion in the preceding ARTICLE the
Isritish government hereby declare
that they viii not take or encourage
amy steps with a view to attach or
to take possession Of any gold. se-
|curities or. commodities (not being
articles identifiable as- the property
|of the. British or Of any, allied gov
|ernment) which may be exported by
Russia in payment for imports or
sas. security for such payment. on the
GROUND Of any claim against Russian
citizens, or against the Russian
Soviet governrnent. or against the