European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 22, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse                                58 he red Flag total 1957 exports imports Between  and satellites $6,144,000,000 6 wherever the red Flag of communist imperialism is planted the russian Ruble will soon follow. That is the conclusion drawn from examination of official soviet foreign Trade statistics recently released in  show that the user does nearly three quarters of its More than eight billion dollars Worth of foreign Trade imports plus exports with other communist countries and that the leading seven for eign Trade clients of the soviet Union Are communist countries. With none of these seven did the user have any big Trade before they became  leading foreign Trade client of the soviet Union is communist East Germany. This area occupied by soviet armed forces had a turnover of Over $1.6 billion with the user in 1957. This reflects the huge role which East Germany plays in soviet in  East Germany in 1957 exported to the soviet Union about $400 million Worth of Industrial equipment machinery and railway rolling Stock. This was 40 per Centof All machinery imports of the soviet Union. East Germany also exported to Russia considerable amounts of garment Sand Haberdashery. Russia paid East Ger Many for its exports with fuel Oil Ore ferrous metals and foodstuffs. Second to East Germany in the soviet Trade is communist China. Trade turnover Between the soviet Union and communist China in 1957 was not quite $1.3 billion. This was 200 million dollars less than in 1956 because soviet authorities explain certain soviet exports were temporarily  chief soviet Export to communist China is Industrial equipment amounting in 1957 to nearly $300 million. This was 40 per cent of All soviet machinery and equip ment  1957 soviet exports of machinery and equipment to China were lower than in1956 but exports of Oil products and Chemi cals increased. On its Side China Cut its pig Iron exports to Russia from about500,000 tons to less than one third this amount. The interesting fact that Russia was getting Iron from steel Short China shows that the russians apparently were supplying their far Eastern metallurgical works with chinese pig  foreign Trade authorities in re porting Ion their Trade with China have stressed that the reduction in 1957 com pared to 1956 was temporary. Third ranking among. Russian clients in Czechoslovakia with which turnover in 1957 was More than $900 million. Much of this consisted of czechoslovak equipment and machinery but the russians also imported nearly 8 million pairs of czech shoes. The russians sent the czechs Oil Grain Coal lumber Cotton and ores. East Germany communist China and Czechoslovakia together account for nearly one half of soviet foreign Trade. Following them in order of importance among communist countries Are Poland Romania Bulgaria Hungary. Saturday november 22, 1958 the stars and stripes Page 11