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Thursday 3 November 2016

Russia needed to strengthen her fleet with heavy ships stated Molotov according to the Dutch newspaper Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant dated 17 January 1938

An item referred to the statement of Molotov (1) for the Supreme Soviet that founding a people commissary for the navy was of significant importance. At the moment the building of new factories was completed, was to start as soon as possible with strengthening the fleet with heavy ships.

Note
1. Vyacheslav Mikhailivich Skryabin later known on his pseudonym Molotov (9 March 1890 Kukarka-8 November 1986 Moscow, Russia), several posts including minister of foreign affairs 3 may 1939-4 March 1949 and 5 March 1953-1 June 1956 and chairman of the chairman of the council of People’s Commissars 19 December 1930-6 May 1941.