TRIPLE PRIORITY
 
                                    TELEGRAM
 
                         THROUGH NAVY RADIO
 
                                                          SEPTEMBER 20, 1941
 
TO:       MR. HARRIMAN
 
             AMERICAN EMBASSY, LONDON
 
             FOLLOWING DISTRIBUTION OF TANKS BY MONTHS HAS BEEN
 
APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND HE HAS INSTRUCTED ME TO
 
SEND IT TO YOU AT ONCE.  THE LIST INCLUDES ALL TANKS BY
 
MONTHS AND TYPES AVAILABLE FOR EXPORT IRRESPECTIVE OF
 
WHETHER THEY GO TO BRITISH OR RUSSIANS.  FURTHERMORE
 
IT IS AN INCLUSIVE LIST IRRESPECTIVE OF SOURCE OF
 
ORIGINAL FUNDS.  IT THEREFORE INCLUDES UNITED STATES ARMY
 
ORDERS, BRITISH ORDERS AND LEND LEASE ORDERS.  THE
 
FIGURES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
 
     MEDIUM TANKS OCTOBER 116 NOVEMBER 184 DECEMBER 304
 
JANUARY 415 FEBRUARY 425 MARCH 435 APRIL 520 MAY 810
 
JUNE 785 TOTAL 3994
 
     LIGHT TANKS OCTOBER 183 NOVEMBER 180 DECEMBER 180
 
JANUARY 100 FEBRUARY 110 MARCH 300 APRIL 300 MAY 300
 
JUNE 300 TOTAL 1953
 
     THERE WILL BE DIFFICULTIES IN THE EARLY MONTHS WITH
 
37 mm AMMUNITION FOR LIGHT TANKS, 75 mm FOR MEDIUM TANKS
 
AND SOME POSSIBLE SHORTAGE OF 75 mm GUNS.  HOWEVER YOU
 
SHOULD KNOW THAT IT IS THE PRESIDENT'S INTENTION TO GIVE
 
IMMEDIATE APPROPRIATE PRIORITIES TO EVERYTHING RELATING
 
TO TANKS.
 
     FURTHERMORE CONFERENCE BEING HELD HERE MONDAY WILL
 
I BELIEVE SUBSTANTIALLY ACCELERATE PROGRAM DURING THE 
 
COMING MONTHS AND GREATLY INCREASE OUR PRESENT PLANS FOR 
 
TANKS PRODUCTION DURING THE NEXT EIGHTEEN MONTHS.