The Archive · 1939

Foreign Polley Unchange

Moscow, Mar. 11. much to. the fear of a revolution which might break out in case of. war, fas to the renunciation by Great Britain and France of the collective security system. Democracies gave up their resistance to the aggressors and adopted an altitude of neutrality Tt'seems that the new political slogan In Western Europe is now "Each one for himself." a formula full of danger for every nation s well a for the world at large.

The first session of the Congress of the Communist Party was marked by a speech of Comrade Joseph Stalin, Who read a report on the work of the Central Committee of the Communist Party.

The report dealt in part with the foreign polley of the Soviet Union, ut failed to indicate any change in the attitude previously explained by Soviet leaders.

"We are staunch partisans of peace and we strongly desire to maintain fand develop our good relations with the several countries of the world.

We will not depart from this attitude responding {0 ours and ax no foreign country. will try to prejudice our interests" Comrade Stalin declared.

"Wo also desire to maintain ations of good neighbourhood with all countries lying near us or border ing on us, provided that no attempt directed against the territorial integrity of our own country. As we have -proviously asserted, we view with sympathy the cause of those peoples who are victims of frression or who are struggling for the Independence of their nation.

"We are not concerned over threats from aggressor countries and we are ready to deal two blows for one to any army which would dare to trespass the frontier of the Union Comrade Stalin further asserted.

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