File No. 860d.48/3a
The Counselor for the Department of State ( Polk) to the Commercial Adviser of the British Embassy ( Crawford)
My Dear Crawford: The Secretary is of the opinion that certain definite food supplies for Finland should be allowed to go forward to replace flour which had been purchased by the Finnish Senate and which was subsequently requisitioned here.
It will, of course, be necessary to work out safeguards for the delivery of food supplies. For this purpose, and also to obtain the least possible delay, I have asked Mr. Basil Miles1 to confer with you, the Food Administration and the War Trade Board. The [Page 576] Finnish Commissioner here assures us that Finnish authorities will do everything practicable to cooperate.
Sincerely yours,
- Of the Department of State.↩