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His Majesty said that he understood that fact but that Russia had
 
offered to give his government this much needed equipment. He said 
 
he had hoped to acquire the equipment from the United States but
 
had been unable to obtain satisfactory action. In my opinion 
 
Iran is able to pay for the equipment which she needs for both
 
her Army and her Police Force.
 
          It is a fact, however, that Britain is furnishing lend lease 
 
material to other nations at a time when she is being sustained 
 
in her war effort by American lend lease. Now Russia seems to 
 
be about to embark on a similar program. Britain has been giving
 
and now Russia is about to give our lend lease supplies, or supplies 
 
that have been replaced or released by our lend lease supplies, to 
 
other nations in return for concessions or to strengthen their
 
own ideologies in the countries to which the supplies are given.
 
The least we should demand is that we be permitted to do our own
 
giving.
 
                             PART V
 
           Iranian officials have expressed a desire to establish a 
 
closer commercial relationship with the United States.
 
     Under conditions now prevailing there will no doubt be a
 
great rush on the part of American businessmen to get oil, mineral
 
and other concessions in Iran.  I suggest that the State Depart-
ment, with the assistance of the other agencies of our government
 
should be prepared to advise the Government of Iran definitely 
 
concerning the character and other qualifications of every 
 
applicant for a concession.