File No. 861.00/1616
The Secretary of State to the Consul General at Moscow (Summers)
6. Your 359, April 16, 1 p.m., and Department’s March 27, 7 p.m.3 Please confer with Runov and Supply Committee and report [Page 122] fully whether practical plan can be devised with your cooperation to assure delivery of shoes to members of Cooperative Society. Department is very anxious to have your considered opinion as to possibility of arranging shipments of shoes and a few other commodities in such a way as to safeguard them from falling into enemy hands or serving enemy purposes. All export licenses for Russia are being held in abeyance, pending receipt of report from yourself and from Ambassador. Prompt detailed reply most important.