861.24/964a: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Second Secretary of Embassy in the Soviet Union (Thompson), at Moscow

172. “For Faymonville from McCabe. The following formula has been proposed by this Government and accepted by the Soviet Government through General Belyaev in determining allocations of items as between the First and Second Protocol:

a.
That the cargoes of all ships allocated for June will be considered as under the First Protocol, regardless of the dates on which the ships may sail.
b.
That the cargoes of all ships allocated for July and thereafter will be considered as under the Second Protocol.
c.
That the cargoes of all Soviet vessels which are berthed for loading prior to July 1st will be considered as pertaining to the First Protocol and cargoes of ships so berthed after July 1st be considered as under the Second Protocol.”

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