together and facilitates mutual assistance. There is another
form of international cooperation, which is based on the
domination of one or several strong Powers over other
countries, which are reduced to something in the nature
of subordinate states, bereft of independence. It is perfectly
obvious that the first form of cooperation among states,
in which they act as equal parties, differs fundamentally
from the second form of international cooperation, in
which this principle is not observed.
Standing, as it does, for the promotion of internation-
al cooperation on the basis of equality and mutual respect
for the interests of the contracting countries, the Soviet
Government cannot help anyone arrange his affairs at the
expense of others, at the expense of weaker or small coun-
tries, inasmuch as this has nothing in common with
normal cooperation among states. Considering that the
Anglo-French plan for setting up a special organization to
coordinate the economy of the European countries will
lead to interference in the internal affairs of European
states—especially those which stand in greatest need of
outside assistance—and that this can only complicate the
relations of the European states and hamper cooperation
among them, the Soviet Government rejects this plan as
wholly unsatisfactory and incapable of producing good
results. On the other hand, the Soviet Union favours the
utmost development of economic cooperation among Euro-
pean and other countries on a sound basis of equality
and mutual respect for national interests. The Soviet
Union has itself invariably encouraged and will con-
tinue to encourage this by expanding trade with other
COUBtries. Ji' I
Particularly noteworthy is the fajct that the Franco-
British proposals raise the question of Germany and her
resources. It is suggested that the above-mentioned organ-
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