19 Sept., 194l
 
  URGENT FOR THE PRESIDENT FR0M HARRIMAN. COPY TO HOPKINS.
 
PARA ONE. THE BRITISH ARE SHIPPING TO RUSSIA THIS MONTH FIVE THOUSAND
LONG TONS OF ALUMINUM AND HAVE PR0MISED TWO THOUSAND PERE M0NTH
THEREAFTER. TOTAL APPROXIMATELY THIRTY THOUSAND TONS. THIS WILL SO
REDUCE BRITISH STOCKS THAT THEY WILL UNDOUBTEDLY ASK FOR A
SUBSTANTIAL PART OF THIS ALLOCATION FROM US BY END OF NINETEEN
FORTY TWO. IN ADDITION THEY ARE PROVIDING SUBSTANTIAL QUANTITIES OF
OTHER ESSENTIAL MATERIALS SUCH AS TIN LEAD RUBBER JUTE INDUSTRIAL
DIAMONDS WOOL SHOES AND SUGAR. FORTY THOUSAND TO FIFTY THOUSAND
TONS OF COPPER ASKED FOR BUT NONE AVAILABLE HERE.
 
PARA TW0. LIST OF MATERIALS AS SUBMITTED BY 0PM REMAINS UNCHANGED
AND WE ASSUME AUTHORIZATION TO OFFER THIS HELP TO RUSSIA. WILL
DISCUSS AVAILABILITY OF TEXTILES OFFERED BY YOU IN CABLE THIRTY NINE
ZERO SIX ON ARRIVAL IN RUSSIA.
 
PARA THREE. IT IS BELIEVED HERE THAT LARGE QUANTITIES OF THESE AND
0THER RAW MATERIALS LIKElY TO BE ASKED FOR AT MOSCOW.
 
         
 
 
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