868.48/3409: Telegram

The Secretary of State to The Chargé in the United Kingdom (Matthews)

479. Your 319, January 13, 4 p.m. This Government is prepared to agree to this proposal as outlined.

We would have no objection to granting the Swedes an increase in their oil quotas to compensate for the initial bunkers and lubricants [Page 170] furnished for this vessel within a maximum of 150 tons of diesel oil and 5 tons of lubricants. If other arrangements could not be made, we would also be prepared to permit the export of reasonable quantities of bunkers and lubricants on the relief vessels from Canada for operation of the ship in Greek waters, provided satisfactory assurances were received that the supplies would be strictly controlled by the Relief Commission and used only for the relief ship, and that full reports would be submitted regarding their use.

Repeated to Stockholm.

Hull