Evening star., 1933-12-10
j. SOVIET TALKS
BEGIN NEXT MONTH
BuIIitt to Return to U. S. at
End of December to Re-
port to President.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.
= The conversations between the Amer
ican and the Soviet governments re-
garding the more important phases Of
the future commercial and political
relations between the two countries are
not expected to begin until the middle
of January.
Ambassador william c. Bullitt, who
Is expected to reach Moscow early next
week, will devote most Of his time to
official calls and to the settlement of
the important question Of the housing
Of the new American embassy. He win
return to the United States at the end
of this month to report to the Presi-
dent his findings. then proceed to Rus
sia again, this time to tackle the more
important problems such as pacts and
commercial and consular treaties and
agreements.
Soviet Ambassador Alexander Tro-
yanovsky will arrive in Washington be-
tween the 10th and the 18th Of jan
uary, accompanied by staff of COM
mercial and financial secretaries and
experts.
As soon as the two Ambassadors are
at their posts, settled, the real con-
versations between the two countries
will begin. These conversations will be
divided into two categories - political
and financial-economic. The political
conversations pertaining to the eventual
signature Of the first non-aggression
pact this country has ever made are
not complicated. According to those
who are on the inside, they will not
rtva tAI tatt
The Kellogg pact and the implementa-
definition of the aggressor are more
than sufficient for the basis Of such
pact. But the President wishes to as
certain the views of the Senate toward
such an instrument.
The Congress will be IN session by
that time and the President will have
ample opportunity to sound out the
leading members of the Senate as to
the chances of such treaty being rati-
fed by the Senate.
In view Of the growing political ten
sion in Europe and Asia, the Russians
are naturally desirous to sign such a
pact with the United States, in the
hope that it would considerably ease
the situation in the Far East.
For the time being the relations be-
to be as strained as they we're a few
months ago. The Japanese in Man
churia continue to arrest Soviet citi-
zens on no charges whatsoever. These
citizens are kept in prison for months,
and to the representations of the Rus
sian consuls who are asking for the
release or the trial Of their citizens, the
Japanese authorities reply that the men
are kept in prison for investigation"
The japanese also continue to bring
more troops to the Soviet -Manchurian
frontier, mostly recruits from Japan,
and to replenish their ammunition
dumps. But 1t is believed in well in
formed quarters this attitude of the
Japanese is due mainly to the desire
of Toxic not to show concern over the
recognition of Russia by the United
States, and this Is being done by con-
tinuing the policy adopted before the
Soviets obtained American recognition.
But the Russians, while realizing that
this may be the case are preparing for
any eventuality and seem to think that
an eventual non-aggression pact with
the United States might strengthen
their position in the Far East to suffi-
cient degree to induce Japan to change
its attitude.
At present there are conversations be-
tween the State Department and the
Soviet representative in Washington re-
garding the establishment of the Rus
sian trade missions in the United
States.
These missions are of q particular
character. They are not like the usual
commercial attaches offices which
merely report on trade. But they ac-
tually do the trading on behalf of the
Russian government. The entire Rus
sian commerce being a government
its trade agents are actually
purchasing agents. Consequently. while
their mission is to buy and sell, they
have to have the same diplomatic privi-
leges and immunity as the other diplo-
matte agents Of the Russian govern
ment.
These agencies are going to be placed
in various important centers Of the
United States such as New York, Chi
cago and maybe on the West Coast.
They are entirely independent of the
consulates and have totally different
attributions. Since no such organiza-
tions have ever been set up in the
United States, the State Department
is studying the question of their diplo-
matte status so that when the trade
arrive in the United
States, they shall be able to start work.
ing without delay.
1t is not known yet whether the AM
torg which although Russian. is an
American corporation, will continue its
activities. This will depend on the
way the question of what form the flu
ture trade relations between Russia and
the United States will take. If some
special American corporation under
the control of the Government will be
formed, it may be necessary for the
Russians to maintain the Amtorg.
If, on the other hand, the American
exporters will deal directly and indi-
vidually with the Soviet official agen-
cies in the United States, the existence
Of the Amtorg Corporation will become
superfluous and it will be dissolved.