Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1940, The British Commonwealth, The Soviet Union, The Near East and Africa, Volume III

841D.24/27: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Minister in Ireland (Gray)⁹

Washington, September 20, 1940—6 p.m.

64. Your no. 81, September 12, 10 p.m. There are no surplus rifles available for sale at this time. All rifles which were declared surplus have been already disposed of to foreign governments.

Hull

9. This telegram was based on reply to inquiry made to Henry L. Stimson, Secretary of War.