Peking, Jan. 31.
A Foreign Trade commission from Moscow arrived at Chita in the middle of December, stayed there 10 days and then went on tv Vladivostok, seeking to co-ordinate the foreign trade policy of tha former Far Eastern Republic wita that of Soviet Russia.
"The policies of the two have hitherto been somewhat different. The Soviet maintained the monopoly of foreign trade in the hands of the Government and import was only allowed of articles which could be used for further production. In the Republic, on the contrary, 95 per cent. of the imports have beea jor consumption.
Moscow wishes to shut out goods of foreign manufacture but has decided that this should not be carried out too abruptly and cer tain modifications are being made Eastern Siberia.
The Soviet has a_ list of goods the importation of which is. entirely forbidden. This will not be introduced in the Far East but a Icensing systems under which Fermits be obtained before goods can be imported, will come into force.
Certain exceptions and variations will be made in the tariff as com-fared with Soviet Russia but the Customs will be brought under Moscow's supervision.
An agreement on the above lines will probably be reached.—Reuter.
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