PAGE   2
 
A CONDITION TO OUR RUSSIAN OFFER.
 
               (4) THE ALLOCATION OF 1,800 AIRCRAFT TO RUSSIA DURING 
THE NEXT 9 MONTHS IS AN INCREASE OF 600 AIRPLANES OVER THE
APPROXIMATELY 1,200 SUGGESTED BY THE ARMY, THIS ADDITIONAL 600
PLANES TO COME FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMY ALLOCATIONS AND NOT 
IN FURTHER REDUCTION OF BRITISH UNDER LEND-LEASE.
 
              (5) BRITISH SHARE MUCH DISAPPOINTED WITH THEIR ALLOCATION 
OF BIG BOMBERS AND AS THEY HAVE BEEN CUT DOWN TO 51 FROM AMERICAN
PRODUCTION AGAINST AT LEAST 200 HOPED FOR THEY ARE RELUCTANT TO
SEE ANY GO TO RUSSIA. WITH THIS VIEW I PERSONALLY AGREE. ON THE
OTHER HAND GENERALS EMBICK, BURNS AND CHANEY ALL FEEL THE MORAL
EFFECT OF BIG BOMBERS ON RUSSIANS 1S IMPORTANT AND GENERAL EMBICK
PARTICULARLY EMPHASIZES THE VALUE OF DETERANT EFFECT ON JAPAN. I
WOULD APPRECIATE SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS ON WHETHER TO OFFER ANY 
BIG BOMBERS TO RUSSIA AND IF S0, HOW MANY AND DATE OF AVAILABILITY.
 
             (6) PRIME MINISTER HOPES THAT YOU WILL AUTHORIZE ME TO 
TELL STALIN OF THE DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THE VICTORY PROGRAM IN
GENERAL, NOT IN DETAIL, AND ALLOW ME TO INDICATE TO STALIN THAT 
AFTER JUNE RUSSIANS WILL OBTAIN FROM THE UNITED STATES AND THE
BRITISH THEIR FAIR SHARE OF EXPORTABLE MUNITIONS
 
            (7) HE HOPES THAT WE WILL GIVE ASSISTANCE IN CONNECTION 
WITH THE EXPANSION OF THE CAPACITY OF THE IRANIAN RAILROAD S0
NECESSARY TO SUPPLY RUSSIA AS WELL AS ENGLISH AND RUSSIAN TROOP 
IN THIS AREA, HE ASKS THAT WE SEND TOP RAILROAD MEN TO ADVISE A
SUPPORT HIS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROMPT SHIPMENT OF MATERIAL
NEEDED. THIS MAN 1S NEEDED IN ADDITION TO THE ONE ABOUT TO GO TO
EGYPT.