the production in the Soviet Zone. The Ring will thus slowly ine
elude the whole important area of the World. It will be not only
a great selling machine but alse a purchasing agency of the first
importance, especially in case of war, since the bases of the
Ring are all ín countries supposed to be neut gl ina confliet
between Russia and America. The second point is thia : the ring
4s primarily an economic machine, whieh by the promise of easy
gains will gather the support of a large number of astute and
able individuals, of the most snterfrising type. But, by the
seme token, the Ring is a criminal Asscelation, of whish the Soe¬
v4ets hold the keys and all the vital informations. In other WOrdS ,
anyone who enters the Ring for easy gain, becomes the obvious
person for Soviet blackmail, witn threats of being given to the
Western Police hanging all the time over his heads This means that
after a short period of easy gains, the individual will have to
&o whatever the Soviets may ask him to do. In other words 3 the
Ring will become, shortly, one of the finest and best espionnage
orcanizetions ever held by en intelligence service, gicbal in ites
deope end having dupes, accomplices and victims in every run of
life in every vountry - including the highest and most responsible
pogítáions, The implication of ali this then 16 of the utmost gravity
for ali the free nations, and should call for utmost energy in
ection ~ now, $0 far, unfortunately, there fs no sign of such a
éstermination,