891.515/95: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Minister in Iran (Dreyfus)
Washington, April 19,
1943—5 p.m.
189. Your 334, April 1. Shipping costs of $500,000 in small gold bars from the United States to Iran by air would be approximately as follows:
- 1.
- Packing and trucking $50.
- 2.
- Insurance 4 percent ad valorem, expenses may be included in value.
- 3.
- Freight costs cannot be estimated until transport priority and route are determined.
Hull