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...recently announced desire of the Russians for increased trade with the West prompted Berman's trip. His mission was to find out what goods the Soviet wanted to export and import, and to study the commercial and legal questions involved. He discussed these subjects with the Ministry of Foreign Trade and with the heads of more than ten Soviet import-export combines...
...Berman spent all but one day of his visit, which lasted till September 13, in Moscow. Besides his trade conferences, he met with leading Soviet judges, attorneys, and professors of law. He had extended opportunities to inspect court records and attend sessions of various courts. He then spent one day visiting the monastery at Zagorsk, 50 miles from Moscow, and talking to peasants along...
...professor succeded in attending sessions of several Soviet courts but never could gain admittance to the Supreme Court. This tribunal, unlike its American counterpart, meets only in closed sessions. Even a special request to the Vice-President of the Court, who gave a dinner in honor of Berman and of United States Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, did not get Berman admitted to one of the closed sessions...
...Neither Berman, who speaks fluent Russian, nor Frye, conversant as well in Uzbek, was easily recognized as a foreigner. On more than one occasion Berman was asked for street directions in Moscow, and Frye acted frequently as an interpreter. Once at a bazaar in Uzbekistan he translated for an Uzbek and a Muscovite, neither of whom could understand the other...
When once identified as Americans, both Harvard men found their Soviet acquaintances quite friendly. Berman noted no hostility and considers typical a conversation he had with a Russian lawyer one night after the theater. Meeting in a cafe at eleven o'clock, they walked around Red Square and talked openly about Russia and America for two and a half hours. Then the Russian finally said, in the manner of one who is putting a delicate question, "We have been quite frank with each other; let me now ask you a frank question: Why does your government not pass...