THE WHITE HOUSE
 
WASHINGTON
 
                         May 22, 1942
 
MEMORANDUM FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF:
 
1. In response to a question of The President, it is
 
requested that information on the more important advan-
 
tages and disadvantages be furnished relative to the
 
carrying of war supplies (i.e. Russia via the following route:
 
tanks, trucks, etc. ) to Russia via the following route: North Pacific, Bering
 
Sea, Chukchi Sea, Nordenskjold Sea, Lena River .(Russia),
 
Irkutsk, and from there either east or west, depending
 
on the particular needs of Russia at the time.
 
 
Chester Hammond Major, J.A.G.D.
White House Map Room