Regulation of Lithuania and Czechoslovakia trade relations: negotiations and agreements in 1931-1939

Summary

The world great economic depression had influence on Lithuanian economics only in 1931, and then in Czechoslovakia became aware of its negative results earlier. In 1931 the highest possible negative trade balance for Lithuania was a result of great economic depression and the difference between import and export of goods, i.e. 19 mln. Lt. In 1932 in Lithuania was discussed the question of balance decreasing and searching of new market for Lithuanian agriculture products in Czechoslovakia. At the period of great depression Czechoslovakia introduced the quotas for butter, pigs, eggs, fats and gooses. The quotas was introduced for the products, that Lithuania was interested to export and to decrease trade balance with Czechoslovakia. In 1932 Lithuanian representative
J. Aukštuolis went to Prague. He had to search new