The Archive · 1936

Soviet Order Arms

Moscow, Dec. 23.

Details have been published here of several big orders placed abroad connection. with the increased activity in the Meld of war industry.

The trading company "Amtorg™ for instance has ordered chemicals in the United States to the value of 400,000 gold dollars. "Another deal with America gives a Brooklyn firm, Caer Ca, the authority to erect a face tory in Soviet Russia for the annual production of millions of pairs of Winter gloves for the Red army. also stated here that the Soviet trade. representative in London is secking to place big orders on the English market outside the scope of the £10,000,000 credits. The Soviet Russians apparently propose to pay tone third in cash, one third with Tussian raw materials, and the balance with 12 to 18 months drafts.

It is asserted that these supplementary orders in England to the Value of £2,000,000 are exclusively for plants and installations in connec-or' with the Soviet armament prosraiame—Trans-Ocean Kuo un.

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