Word: soviets
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...During the last few days, like all Russians faithful to the Fatherland, I have learned with great amazement that the government of Great Britain has signed an agreement with the tyrannical oligarchy which seized power in Russia. In this agreement, among other things, a large loan is promised the Soviet government...
...commercial treaty granted reciprocal most-favored-nation treatment; that is, that each country agreed to grant to the nationals of the other the same commercial privileges granted to any other nation. Diplomatic immunity was extended to cover consulates and trade commissions. One curious, self-contradictory clause was that the Soviet Government is to assume responsibility for the transactions of Soviet trade delegations which are to be subjected to British Law, but, "in view of the responsibility of these transactions, which is assumed by the Government of the union, neither it nor its representatives will be called upon to give security...
...general treaty either annulled or confirmed all previous Anglo-Russian treaties; recognized the three-mile-limit of territorial waters; specified a fishing agreement; relegated to the stronghold of time all claims, counter-claims and debts relating to the period August, 1914, to February, 1924, when Soviet Russia was recognized by the British Government...
...important articles in the general treaty need elucidation. The Soviet Government declined to withdraw its decree by which were repudiated the debts of Imperial Russia's Government, but it agreed to satisfy British bondholders in all cases where the Imperial Russian Government's guarantee had been given. The second question dealt with compensation to be awarded to British nationals. The Soviet Government promised to negotiate with British owners and incorporate the agreements reached into a treaty. The British Government then agreed to "recommend to Parliament to enable it to guarantee interest and sinking fund of a loan...
...Russo-Japanese parley, was again resumed at Peking, capital of China, between L. M. Karakhan Soviet Ambassador to China, and Kenkichi Yoshizawa, Japanese Minister to China. The Japanese evacuation of the northern part of the island of Sakhalin (TIME, July 7), was hitherto the stumbling-block in the negotiations. An early agreement, resulting in the recognition of Russian by Japan, was forecast by political observers...