Including a Report on Forced Labor in the Soviet Union, 1931

“The Committee for Carrying Fight Against the Soviet Economic Policy has until now issued and diffused in all countries, free of charge, bulletins, published in French and English, on the following subjects” “From the Researches Made by the Committee for the Study of Economic Conditions, formed by the Russian Financial, Commercial and Industrial Union…” 

• This is a collection of 13 translations of summaries of various social, economic, and political situations in the Soviet Union in 1931. There is an overview sheet (in tatters) which states that there should be 13 sections overall—however, this set below (from the Library of Congress) has three sections on Soviet industry rather than one, and lacks the French translation of #5, and also #11, the “Russian Organization Abroad”.  #12 is present though this is a different title than the one called for in the overview. 

WorldCat locates only four of the thirteen papers: “Forced Labor” with 2 copies located, “Notes on Indebtedness” with 4, “Present State” with 3, and “Dumping” with 6. The others are not located.

The pamphlets are all 11×8” and are stapled together at the left side with two staples. Each section has a brown cover though they are all brittle—the text of the works however are on much better paper and are not brittle. Nearly all are stamped “Library of Congress Surplus/Duplicate” on the back cover.  

• Overall: 13 items/papers, including 11 of the called-for 13 parts, totaling 211pp. Very scarce. WorldCat locates only four of the thirteen papers: “Forced Labor” had  2 copies, “Notes on Indebtedness” had 4, “Present State” had 3, and “Dumping” had 6. The others were unlocated in WorldCat. 
• Provenance: U.S. Department of State, transferred to the Library of Congress in 1940. $3000

The set includes:

(1.)  “Soviet Industry. Paris”, June 1931. 23 leaves. (No date of publication list)

(1a) “Industry in the USSR in 1931, Part I.” (by Engineer B.N. Sokoloff). 16 leaves.

(1b) “Industry in the USSR in 1931, Part II.” (by Engineer B.N. Sokoloff). 16 leaves. (March, 1932)

(2)  “Farm Collectivization in Soviet Russia.” May 1931. 19 leaves. “Data gathered by the “Committee for the Study oif Economic Conditions”. This committee has been formed by the Russian Commercial, Industrial, and Financial Union, and includes: N.H. Denissoff, President, and I. Avanatamoff, P.H. Apostol, Prof M.V. Bernatzky, and eight others.)  

(3)  “Forced Labor in Soviet Russia”, May 1931, 20 leaves.  (Cover detached.)

(4) “Soviet Dumping”, by Engineer B.N. Sokolov. April, 1931. 17lvs (Corn, coal, and various ores.)

(5)  “Military Aspects of the Five Year Plan of the USSR”, by Prof. Colonel A.. Zaitzoff, 18 lvs. (Plus one duplicate.)

(7)  “Note on the Indebtedness and Credit of the Soviet Government. October 1931, presented by Prof. M.V. Bernatzky. 11 leaves

(8) “L’Endettement et la Solvabilite du Gouvernement des Soviets. La Crise des Exportations Sovietiques de Ble” October, 1931. 12 leaves.

(9) “Memorandum on the Present Conditions of the Union of the Soviet Socialistic Republics and its Population.” October 1931. 13 leaves.

(10) “The Communist International and the United States of America.” October 1931. 13 leaves.

(12) “The Economic Situation of the USSR and the Development of Soviet Foreign trade.” 10 leaves.

(13) “The Present State of Collective Farms, by M.A. Kritsky.” 24 leaves.

Note: the cover sheet (only) as mentioned and described above is found online in the State Department archives with the following classification: “Records of the Department of State Relating to Internal Affairs of the Soviet Union, 1930-1939 › Industrial Matters: Monopolies, Concessions, Contracts, Bounties, Subsidies, Cartels, Trades, Expositions And Exhibitions › 861.60 › “