19 Sept., 1941
 
FOR THE PRESIDENT FROM HARRIMAN.    (COPY TO HOPKINS).
 
IN ACCORDANCE WiTH INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN YOUR STATE
DEPARTMENT CABLE THIRTY NINE ZERO FOUR WILL LEAVE ON DATE
MENTIONED IN MY ALUSNA EIGHTEEN FOURTEEN THIRTY  EIGHT. I ASSUME
THAT YOU APPROVE OUR OFFERING RUSSIA TWO HUNDRED AIRCRAFT PER
M0NTH AND AVERAGE OF TWO HUNDRED FIFTY TANKS PER MONTH DURING
NEXT NINE M0NTHS OCTOBER THROUGH JUNE. THE SCHEDULE OF MONTHLY
TANK DELIVERIES CAN BE W0RKED OUT FROM THE FIGURES OF EXPORTABLE
SURPLUS GIVEN ME BY THE ARMY AND WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF THE
BRITISH.    THIS IS NOT TRUE OF THE AIRCRAFT HOWEVER. MY CABLE INCLUDED
REC0MMENDATION MADE AT URGENT REQUEST OF BRITISH THAT TWELVE
HUNDRED C0ME FROM FIGURES GIVEN AS EXPORTABLE SURPLUS AND
SIX HUNDRED FROM ARMY ALLOCATIONS IN WHICH REC0MMENDATION ALL
HERE INCLUDING GENERAL EMBICK CONCUR. HOPE WE MAY HAVE DECISION ON
THIS POINT. IN ADDITION AM MOST ANXIOUS FOR CLARIFICATION OF METHOD
OF FINANCE BY OUR ARRIVAL IN MOSCOW.
 
 
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