The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-24
OF USSR
WITH AMERICA
IN BIG INCREASE
Amtorg Tells of New
Radio Agreement

An agreement calling for tech
meal cooperation has been concluded
between the Soviet State Electro
technical Trust of Weak Current
Factories and the Radio Corporation
OF America, according to NJ. G.
Gurevitch, acting chairman of the
board of directors of the Amtorg
Trading Corporation, 165 Broadway.
The agreement provides for ex-
change Of patent and engineering
information in regard to various
radio equipment. Technical assist
ance with reference to the nanufac-
ture of certain radio apparatus is
also provided for in the agreement.
This is one Of the most important
Of the several technical assistance
agreements concluded between So
Wet and American firms during the
past two years. A contract provid-
lng for consultation and supervision
OF the Dnieprostroy power plant con-
struction was made with Hugh l..
Cooper and Co. The firm of Stuart,
James and Cook was engaged to
render technical assistance in con-
nection with the opening of new coal
mines in the Donetz and Moscow re-
gions; Henry Freyn, Inc, are pre-
pairing projects for iron and steel
mill construction, while Frank Chase
and Co. and other American firms
are rendering technical assistance
in various branches of Soviet indus
try. Altogether S6 foreign firms
have been engaged to give technical
assistance to industries in the U. S.
s, r. The present agreement, how
Ger, is the first concluded with an
American manufacturing concern.
Commenting upon the agreement,
Mr.. Gurevitch stated:
Soviet Trade Growing.
"American-Soviet relations at their
present stage of development in
volve not only rapidly growing
trade, which will reach this year a
total of considerably over 100000
GOO, but also to an increasing ex-
tent exchange of technical inforina-
ton and engineering assistance on
the part of American firms. Soviet
industrial authorities fully realize
that the latter phase of Soviet
American relations is of paramount
Importance. American knowledge
and experience, it is felt, can be of
considerable aid in raising Soviet
industry to higher technical level.
American-Soviet engineering coop
Grafton is especially desirable ST. i,
the natural conditions in both coun-
tries are in many respects similar.
The signing of the present agree
nent with the Radio Corporation of
America constitutes a further step
in the establishment of closer in
dustrial relations and opens new pos
sibilities of technical cooperation
between the two countries"
U. S. S. r. to Get Radios.
The Amtorg Trading Corporation
has just placed large order for
radio equipment with the Radio Cor
poration of America.
1t is expected that direct radio
telegraphic communication between
the United States and the Soviet
Union will be established in the
near future.
The Soviet State Weak Current
Trust operates the principal factor
les in the Soviet Union producing
telegraph, telephone and radio
equipment. Radio telegraphic com
munication and broadcasting in the
U. S. s. r. has been making consid
cradle progress in recent years. At
present there are ST broadcasting
stations and 100000 receiving sets
in use. An intensified DEVELOPMENT
Of radio communication and broad
casting is expected during the next
few years.