...know from books what capitalism and Finance Capital are, perhaps even wrote brochures about it, but 99 out of 100 communists are unable and will never learn to talk in a businesslike manner with representatives of Finance Capital. In this respect, Comrade Krasin has exceptional training, both in Germany and in Russia, where he studied the conditions of industry practically and organizationally. These conditions were communicated to Comrade Krasin, and he replied: "Generally acceptable." First of all, what the concessionaire is obliged to do is to improve the situation of the workers. In a preliminary conversation between Krasin and one of the oil "kings," this circumstance was precisely discussed, and it was clear to Western European capitalists that it is completely impossible to count on increasing productivity in the current situation of the workers. This obligation of the concessionaire to improve the situation of the workers is not some kind of humanitarian aspiration, but a purely business aspect of the matter. Second point:
2. In doing so, the lower labor productivity of the Russian worker is taken into account; a revision of the labor productivity standard of the Russian worker is foreseen as far as possible, depending on the achievement of better living conditions.
This reservation was necessary to avoid a one-sided interpretation of the point. All these points are rules and directives for all representatives of Soviet power who will deal with concessions, and are guiding instructions on the basis of which agreements will be drawn up. We have a draft oil agreement, an agreement on the "Ball Bearing" factories, there is a draft forest concession and there is an agreement regarding Kamchatka, which has been talked about for a long time, but which is not being implemented due to many conditions. The second point was necessary so that the first was not taken in a straightforward sense. We must take into account that labor productivity will not increase until the situation of the workers improves. To refuse to take this into account means immediately placing all questions about concessions on such a non-business footing that the capitalist will not even talk. Third point:
3. The concessionaire is obliged to bring the necessary items for the life of the workers employed in the concession enterprises from abroad, selling them to the workers at no higher than cost price plus a certain percentage of overhead costs.

LENINIST COLLECTION
It was proposed to determine the amount at 10%.
In the final discussion, we threw out the percentage value. What is important here is that we base it on bringing from abroad items necessary for the life of the workers. We know that under the conditions in which our peasant economy and the fuel question are, we will not be able to fundamentally improve the situation of the workers in the coming years, and therefore expand labor productivity. Therefore, it is necessary that the concessionaire include in this agreement the need to bring all means of consumption from abroad, which is quite feasible for him. In this regard, we already have the preliminary consent of some sharks of capitalism. Concessionaires will agree to these conditions in view of the extreme need for them to obtain raw materials, which represent a gigantic value. The import of raw materials is their first necessity. Whether these shock enterprises employ ten, twenty, or thirty thousand workers, it costs the concessionaires nothing to get all the necessary items for the workers, given the connections that modern syndicates and trusts have, because there are almost no capitalists left who are not united in syndicates and trusts, and all large enterprises are built on monopoly, not on the free market, and therefore they are able to block the receipt of raw materials and products for other capitalists, while they themselves are able to receive as many products as required by all kinds of preliminary agreements. These syndicates turn over hundreds of millions. They will be able to dispose of huge stocks of food, and therefore will be able to get this food and other necessary items for several tens of thousands of workers and transfer them to Russia. This does not pose any economic difficulty for them. They will look at these enterprises as shock enterprises, take 100, if not 1000% profit, and supply these enterprises with food. I repeat, this does not present any economic difficulty for them. We must base our concession policy on the task of improving the situation of workers in first-rate enterprises, and then in the rest. Next, the fourth point:
4. In doing so, the concessionaire is obliged, if the government of the RSFSR so requires, to bring, in addition to what he brings for the workers,