Soviet Union: Joint British-Soviet Maritime Commission

A file of correspondence and reports concerning the activities of the British-Soviet Joint Maritime Commission. The documents cover sessions and meetings of the working parties of the joint commission concerning developments in world shipping, a review of bilateral seaborne trade, the activities of the joint cargo service, and container and conventional tariffs. Other documents in the file cover Britain's complaints about its share of the bilateral cargo trade; suggestions for possible countermeasures should the Soviet Union refuse to lower its freight rates; and the legality of the proposed countermeasures, with reference to an act on merchant shipping and an Anglo-Soviet treaty of navigation. The file also includes a description of a visit to the Soviet Union by a technical delegation from the United Baltic Corporation; and background briefs on Anglo-Soviet relations and the administrative arrangements for Soviet seamen visiting British ports.