Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1943, The British Commonwealth, Eastern Europe, the Far East, Volume III

861.24/1572: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Standley)

Washington, July 16, 1943—6 p.m.

570. “From Stettinius for Faymonville. In reply your 841, July 10, 1st paragraph. By consultation with Russian representatives here we have arranged existing schedules for Alsib.¹⁸ Main factors in negotiations are availability of Russian pilots and climatic conditions. Assuming there are no winterization problems, Air Transport Command says that all U.S.S.R. destined aircraft can be absorbed in August by Alsib. We do not anticipate winterization difficulties.

In reply second paragraph.

Spare parts will be furnished in accordance with U.S. standards as set forth in Revision B of Joint Aircraft Committee¹⁹ case 1850, according to statement in Third Protocol. The above-mentioned schedules are equal to or in excess of the amounts offered. The filing of specific requests by Purchasing Commission with U.S. Air Forces will be awaited.”

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18. Alaska–Siberia route for ferrying airplanes.
19. Probably one of the intergovernmental committees operating under the Combined Production and Resources Board, of which the United States, Great Britain, and Canada were members after June 1942. See S. M. Rosen, The Combined Boards of the Second World War (New York, Columbia University Press, 1951), pp. 131 ff.