AFor those who still hold the false belief the Soviet dictatorship was somehow “Anti-Capitalist”. “…the U.S.A. and the U.S.S.R.([Russia]) are WORKING TOGETHER for world HEGEMONY!” —Robert Fischer, to Pal Benko in a letter dated February 26, 1979. While the rest of Americans, and Russians, were gripped in a nuclear-war induced paralysis, the Capitalists carried on with business as usual.
The Record Hackensack, New Jersey Tuesday, July 18, 1972 - Page 5
U.S. Petroleum Company Signs 5-year Soviet Deal by Leonard Kirschen
London—The Occidental Petroleum Co. announced today that it has signed an agreement with the Soviet government to supply a wide range of scientific and technical services to the Soviets.
Informants in London estimated the value of the contract as high as $3 billion ([adjusting for 2021 inflation; $19,633,995,215.31]) and said it was the biggest ever signed with the Soviets by a U.S. corporation.
Dr. Armand Hammer, the 72-year-old chairman of Occidental, told a news conference the agreement was signed in Moscow on Friday. He said it covers a five-year period and is renewable by mutual consent.
Hammer, who first did business with the Soviets shortly after the Bolshevik Revolution, said… … “In 51 years of dealing with the Soviet government,” said Hammer, “I have never found the grounds more favorable for the rapid expansion of East-West trade than exists at present.” …
U.S. Petroleum Company Signs 5-Year Soviet Deal 18 Jul 1972, Tue The Record (Hackensack, New Jersey) Newspapers.com
