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carnegie endowment for peace

"The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace published yesterday a report by Joseph Stalin on the success of the Communist party in developing the national economy and culture of Soviet Russia", March 3, 1934 - Article

December 10, 1934, Monday, 500 TRADE LEADERS HAIL SOVIET ENVOY; Overflow Meeting Required as Business Men Flock to the Bankers Club Luncheon.

search nytimes for this: "International Business Machines" Russia and this: russia "thomas j watson"

Where is Russia?
http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/documents/index.html http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/documents/pdf/emea.pdf Some Key Dates in IBM's Operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) (130KB)

doesnt mention russia... So.. i guess Russia is in Asia then? ...

Soviet Union
"The International Business Machines Company is engaged in the business of making and leasing various types of machines to be used by large enterprises, in connection with bookkeeping and accounting facilities. It has had a long-continued business relationship with different branches of the Soviet government, which relations, I understand, have always been pleasant."

Ambassador Davies

http://www.cyberussr.com/rus/ibm-davies.html 2002, Hugo S. Cunningham

probably nothing
Thomas J Watson Jr flies lend-lease bombers to the Soviets in WWII. http://moscow.usembassy.gov/ministers-and-ambassadors.html