History of Anglo-Soviet Relations

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Author(s): William Peyton Coates; Zelda Kahan Coates
Edition: 2nd Reprint
Publisher: Lawrence & Wishart; The Pilot Press
Year: 1945

Language: English
Pages: 814
City: London

Foreword — The Rt. Hon. David Lloyd George, O.M., M.P., vi
Introduction, vii

I. The Fust British Appioach to Soviet Russia (1919 1920). 1
II. The First Anglo-Soviel Trade Agieemcnt (1921), 26
II. From the Anglo-Soviet Trade (1921) Agreement to the Genoa Conference (1922), 55
IV. The Genoa, Hague and Lausanne Conkrences (1922), 71
V. The “ Curzon Ultimatum” (1922) and Afterwards, 102
VI. DE Jure Recognition of Soviet Russia (1924) and the “Hands Off Russia” Agitation (1917-1924), 129
VII. The Anglo-Russian Fieaties and the Geneial Election (1924), 152
VIII. The “Zinoviev Letter”, 181
IX. After the “Zinoviev Letter” (1924-1926), 197
X. Preparation for a Rupture ol Relations (1926-1927), 243
XI. The Arcos Raid (1927), 267
XII. The Aftermath of the Diplomatic Rupture (1927-1928), 291
XIII. Renewal of Diplomatic Relations, 316
XIV. Prote's against Alleged Religious Persecution and Signature of Trade Agreement (1930), 336
XV. Agitation against Soviet Wheat and Timber on British Market (1930), 357
XVI. Attempts to Organise an International Coalition against the USSR and their (1930) failure, 373
XVII. From the Fall of the Labour Government to the Ottawa Conference (1931-July, 1932), 402
XVIII. The Ottawa Conference and the Denunciation of the Anglo-Soviet Commercial Agreement (July-December, 1932), 430
XIX. Negotiations for a New Agreement: A Difficult Start (1932-1933), 451
XX. The Metro-Vickcrs Trial, Moscow, April, 1933, and the Aftermath, 470
XXI. The World Economic Conference (1933), 506
XXII. The New Trade Agreement and the Entry of the U.S.S.R. into the League of Nations (1933-1934), 513
XXIII. The Shadow of Nazidom; Improvement in Anglo-Soviet Relations; Mr. Eden in Moscow (1935-1937), 532
XXIV. Anglo-Soviet Relations in 1938, 578
XXV. Anglo-French-Soviet Negotiations (1939), 600
XXVI. Anglo-Soviet Relations after the Outbreak of War (1939-1940), 619
XXVII. On the Eve of the German Attack on the U.S.S.R., 654
XXVIII. Germany and the U.S.S.R. at War. Great Britain and the U.S.S.R. Allies (1941), 675
XXIX. Anglo-Soviet Relations in 1942, 696
XXX. Conclusion, 743


Appendix
I. Trade Agreement between His Britannic Majesty’s Government and the Government of the Russian Socialist Federal Soviet Republic, London, March 16, 1921, [Cmd. 1207], 751
II. Temporary Commercial Agreement between His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom and the Government of the Union of Soviet, Socialist Republics, London, April 16, 1930, [Cmd. 3552], 758
III. Temporary Commercial Agreement between His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom and the Goverrunent of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, London, February 16, 1934, [Cmd. 4567], 764
IV. Treaty for an Alliance in the War against Hitlerite Germany and her Associates in Europe and providing also for Collaboration and Mutual Assistance thereafter concluded between His Majesty in respect of the United Kutgdom and the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Union of Soviet Skrcialist Republics, London, May 26, 1942, [Cmd. 6368], 774
V. Statistics of Anglo-Soviet Trade, 777