661.9331/39: Telegram
The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Steinhardt) to the Secretary of State
Moscow, May 22,
1941—2 p.m.
[Received May 22—1:25 p.m.]
[Received May 22—1:25 p.m.]
1024. I have learned from a reliable source that in connection with the prolongation of the Soviet-Chinese trade agreement the Soviet Government has agreed to continue sending war materials to Chiang Kai Shek and that the Chinese deliveries are to consist primarily of minerals.
Steinhardt