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of the soviet government

appeared to be very dark,

but that has passed now.

We're entering a new era.

Don't you think so,

tovarich krestinsky?

I think we have done

remarkably well.

I was very surprised

to see you here,

herr von ribbentrop.

I had no idea

you were in moscow.

A matter of business, lady chilston,

but i miss london

very much.

Herr von ribbentrop is

very partial to the english.

Indeed.

Well, now, let's

not argue about it.

But america builds the best

transport planes in the world.

That's true.

I've converted

many of your douglas

transports into bombers.

I know.

My friend, you'd better forget

about commercial aviation

and concentrate on

warplanes.

You russians are always

hearing the drums of war.

Italian olives,

mr. Molotov?

Spanish.

In russia, i've learned to judge

our neighbors by what they do,

and not by what their

representatives say...

and what is happening

in the world today.

Not a very pleasant

prospect, mr. Davies.

One nation has already

invaded another

without provocation

or excuse

and contrary to

its league obligations.

Still another aggressor

is attempting to overthrow

the meager government

of its neighbor

by sending men and equipment

to support the revolt.

The little nations tremble

trying to walk the tightrope

between the great powers.

Their only defense is

their utter helplessness.

But whom can they trust?

On whom can they depend?

It's the devil's gamble,

so they smile on everyone

and hope for the best.

The bigger the country,

the stronger the smile,

but what about

the great powers

who could

oppose aggression?

Instead of

standing together,

they make deals

with the enemy.

They even found a lovely

new word for it.

They call it appeasement.

That is what i've had to

contend with, my friend.

And that is not the

whole story, mr. Davies.

Not all our enemies

are outside russia.

They also have

their agents in our midst

trying to create

havoc, distress.

Traitors,

your own people?

Mr. Davies, you will recall

the proud statement

made recently

by a fascist general:

"We have 4 columns

in front of madrid

and a fifth inside

the city."

Fifth column.

It's hard for most americans

to realize these things

with two great oceans between

us and our possible enemies.

I wouldn't rely too much

on isolation, my friend.

Oceans are not as wide

as they used to be.

Yes, krestinsky?

I beg your pardon. May

i speak to you a moment?

Excuse me,

mr. Ambassador.

Whenever krestinsky wants

to see me, it's business.

Of course.

Yes.

Yes, i understand.

What is it?

Kommodov, manager of the

magnesium plant in kharkov.

There has been

an explosion.

The plant

is completely wrecked.

Several hundred workers

on the night shift

have been killed.

It's impossible

to determine right away

what caused the explosion,

but i'm sure it was

an act of sabotage.

This will be investigated

immediately, kommodov.

Do not talk with anyone

until you hear from me.

I'll expect a report

later tonight

and again

in the morning.

Give me complete details

when you call.

Sabotage.

The plant destroyed.

The fifth since march? Yes.

How do you know

it was sabotage?

Krestinsky, these accidents

happen too regularly

and always in

defense industries.

Was anyone caught?

We will know tomorrow,

sokalnikov.

Mr. Davies.

Mr. Shigematsu.

My government

has asked me to give you

a personal message

for your president.

Yes?

Please tell your president

the japanese plans

for a new order in asia

contemplate

no interference

in the philippines,

hawaii,

or any american

possession.

The present war

was forced upon us

by the hostility

of china.

As ambassador, i will convey

your message to my president,

but between ourselves,

mr. Shigematsu,

the suggestion

that japan

had to defend herself

against china

is pure bunk.

I'm leaving at

midnight, bukharin.

I'll stop

at your apartment

on my way

to the airport.

Very well.

I'll expect you.

Au revoir.

What is "bunk"?

Bunk? I don't know.

State prosecutor has some questions

to ask you, citizen bukharin.

You will go with us.

Very well.

Tovarich radik?

Miss van nuys.

Yes, citizen yagoda.

Thank you.

Your change,

mr. Krestinsky.

Thank you, i was

looking for some papers.

Oh, it's a brilliant performance.

Really dazzling.

Who's the ballerina? Ulanava.

They compare her

to pavlova.

I like it even better than

the ballet russe in new york.

This is the real ballet

russe, miss davies.

Is stalin

purging the army?

...not to be trusted-

the public insists it has a

right to know on what charges

these men

are being tried,

and intend to put a

question before the house.

Is jealous

of their power!

We should break off

relations with russia.

Those people

still must be bloodthirsty!

Communism

is unmasked before the world!

No, this is not germany.

It is a bund meeting

in new york city,

where americans

were brutally beaten

for daring to interrupt

the fuehrer's friend.

You see this?

"The kremlin butcher."

Well, what do you expect

of cossacks?

Is the red army

marching on moscow?

Mr. Speaker!

The american people

demand to know the facts

behind this moscow purge.

Have you gentlemen anything to say

concerning the russian purge?

Japan abhors

the brutality

of the russian

administration.

Thank you

very much.

Well,

here we are in moscow,

and we know less

about the purge

than they do

in washington.

My paper won't even

believe i'm in moscow.

If the ambassador

doesn't see us today-

all right, gentlemen,

mr. Davies will see you now.

Say, boys, wait for me, will you?

Is it a party feud,

mr. Ambassador,

or are these men

really guilty of conspiracy

against the soviet government?

I'm not

a mind reader, charlie.

You have just as much

information as i have.

Well, my guess is

they're guilty.

I don't know what of-

men like bukharin

and tukhachevsky?

Don't be foolish,

warner.

Those two guys

are as solid soviets

as the kremlin

walls.

Sure, they're both old

friends of uncle joe's.

And so is yagoda.

Why, it's just as if

back home

the fbi locked up

most of the cabinet,

the supreme court justices,

and part of congress.

Well, you want

my advice, boys,

i wouldn't jump at any wild

conclusions till you know the facts.

Wait for the trials.

Yes, sir, but in the meantime,

our newspapers are going crazy.

We can't send them a line.

At the rate they're inventing

it, you don't need to worry.

Maybe when the truth comes out

you'll find it stranger than fiction.

Thank you,

mr. Ambassador.

All right, boys.

And your chief aim

was the dismemberment

of the ussr in favor

of certain foreign states.

Yes.

Accused yagoda,

do you admit

to conversation with pyatakov

about putting

the kemerova chemical works

out of action?

Yes, citizen prosecutor.

It was one

of the many plans

to cripple

defense industries.

Did you consider the fact

in carrying out your purpose

that workers in the factory

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