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. 192130. |