861.24/928a: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Standley)
254. On May 26 I handed to Litvinoff a draft copy of a master Lend-Lease Agreement which we propose to enter into with the Soviet Union. This draft Agreement is practically identical with the Agreement into which we entered with the British several months ago. The proposed Agreement and accompanying exchange of notes would supersede all Lend-Lease arrangements which have been effected by exchange of notes; If you will refer to article 7 of the British Agreement you will note that if the Soviet Government agrees to our proposal it will be obligating itself to enter into economic collaboration with the United States and other countries.