The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-11
The Cooperation of the Industrial and
Trade Committee and the Sabotagers
with the French General Staff.

Il
g. Having heard states Ramzin in his
deposition of 31st of October--"that the
French general staff was the military centre
for the preparation and leadership of the
intervention, 1 proposed to Denisov that a
joint conference with General Lukonlsky and
Colonel Joinvile should be arranged before
I left Paris, in order that the question of
the coordination of the work of the Indus
trial Party with that Of the French general
staff in the preparation of the intervention
might be discussed and for this purpose con-
tact established between the G. c. of the
Industrial Party and the French general
staff.
"Denisov arranged this meeting in the
private rooms of q Russian enigre during the
first fortnight of October 1928 Denisov ar
rived in a motor Car at the cafe at the ap-
pointed time, and we went together to the
apartment, where we found Lukomsky and
Colonl Joinyiue. At this meeting a perma-
nent connection was established between the
&C. of the industrial Party and the French
army staff This. contact was maintained,
on Denisoys suggestion by a direct connec-
ton with me in, Moscow through Mr. A.
whilst the connection with the members of
the &C. 70 the industrial Party. engineer
w. A. LariteheY and Professor Kalinnikov,
was made through Mr. K Later on the
connection between the French general staff
and engineer Laritchev and Professor KAHN
nikov was kept up with the INTERPRETATION
of Mr.. K. and in some cases with me through
Mr.. A"
Laritchey in his statement of 18th of
October, 1885, refers to this conference as
follows:
e.. Next day Ramzin had an appointment
with the president of the Trade and Indus
trial Committee, Denisov, and with the
white guard general Lukomsl1y and the rep
resentative of the French general staff Join
vile (whose name Ranzin told mel. At
this conference Ramzin received definite
orders. as also information as to the time at
which the projected intervention was to take
place Summer 1890, the methods of pre-
pairing for this intervention, and ON the
formation of the expeditionary corps headed
by General Lukomsky In the evening of
this day Rarnzin expected Colonel Richard
OF the French general staff at his apartment
for consultation. Ranzin invited me to
take part in this conference, which was held
in his apartment. AS the negotiations were
carried on in French, which do not under
stand, I can only repeat what Ramzin told
me-that the discussion referred to the prep
aration of Poland and Rumania for the at
tack, and that the French general staff was
taking energetic steps in this direction.
Richrd on his part was interested both in
Richard on his part was interested in the
new buildings which might be of Importance
Tor defense; he was also interested in the
situation in the war and chemical industries"
The character of this conference is suffi-
GENTLY clear 1t shows that both Sides on
the one hand the representative of the
French general staff, and on the other the
Trade Industrial Committee and the White
Guard generals, eXerted every effort to
realize the common aim
In another statement, Ranzin speaks of a
meeting with Joinville. and explains what
the generals demanded from the Russian
Sabotagers:
"At my meeting with Denisov, Lukomsky
and Colonel Joinville, which took place in a
private house in Paris between 5th and 10th
of October. 1923, the chief matter discussed
was, as have already stated, the practical
question of the creation of military organr
zation of the Industrial Party. Of this shall
not speak here. The negotiations were car
led on in Russian, as I know very little
French. From time to time Denisov and
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