Czechoslovakia: Trade Arrangements and Negotiations

A file of correspondence and reports concerning commercial relations between Czechoslovakia and the United Kingdom. The documents cover negotiations for a trade agreement for 1970; concerns about the balance of trade and the need to increase British exports; and discussions about opportunities for British firms that are seeking to conduct business with Czechoslovakia, including engineering companies and producers of slate, motor vehicles, computers, metalwork machinery, foodstuffs, and steel. The file also covers arrangements between Moscow Narodnii Bank and western commercial banks to provide a loan to Czechoslovakia; Czechoslovak engineering and technical days in Britain; and information about developments in the Czechoslovak motor industry. Other documents in the file cover the prospects for the Slovak wine industry; a report that Czechoslovakia is short of hard currency; and the prospects for business in Czechoslovakia following the Soviet invasion.