Soviet Union: Foreign Trade of Soviet Union: East-West Liaison Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

A file of documents concerning Soviet foreign trade and the East-West Liaison Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce (I.C.C.). Subjects discussed in the file include developments in Soviet domestic economic policy; Anglo-Soviet business contacts; Soviet oil and gas exports; the Soviet Union's trade deficit; and levels of Soviet foreign trade with Western states, developing countries, and members of the Council for Mutual and Economic Assistance. Other subjects discussed in the file include the work of the I.C.C. and the Liaison Committee in encouraging East-West trade relations; the balance of work between the Liaison Committee and the Economic Commission for Europe; discrepancies in Soviet and British trade statistics; and inconsistencies in Soviet statements concerning the import of Western technology to the Soviet Union. Documents in the file include a memorandum on a meeting between Soviet trade officials and I.C.C. members that are also party to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.