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...Litvinov Pact All peace pacts are nebulous, the Kellogg-Briand Pact notably so. Last week the Litvinov Pact, as presented by its author in the form of a draft protocol, was seen to be a shade less nebulous than most. Full text...
Diplomats Browbeaten. Urging prompt acceptance of his pact "in principle" M. Litvinov said bluntly: "If you want Soviet orders you cannot object to Soviet exports. The Soviet Union is not the only country exporting raw materials. . . . The exports of Tsarist Russia were far greater than those of Soviet Russia, yet they were not condemned. . . . We are only starting out to regain our place in the world markets. ... I am here to offer a pledge that the Soviet Union will adhere to the principle of peaceful co-existence at this given stage of history...
After hemming, hawing and being very, very nice to Comrade Litvinov for three days, the League statesmen weasled by adopting a resolution in the Commission on European Union ("the United States of Europe") which earmarked the Litvinov Pact for "further study." Up jumped the bearman, growling that Russia was ready to sign a pact of economic non-aggression now, and that now was the time to sign it. He moved for action. Up jumped Turkish Foreign Minister Twefik Rushdi Bey and seconded the motion. The bearman, turning upon Foreign Minister Julius Curtius of Germany, wanted to know...
With tension growing, M. Briand soothingly cut in: ''I do not think there is a single representative of a European country here who is not in sympathy with M. Litvinov's proposal." Everyone nodded hopefully and Comrade Litvinov, having won this moral victory, permitted M. Briand backed by British Foreign Secretary Arthur Henderson to insist that "further study" by all Governments about to be concerned was needed...
...recently despised Red, Comrade Litvinov had done himself proud. He might reflect that 18 months of delay preceded confirmation of the toothless Kellogg-Briand Pact (TIME, Sept...