861.24/9–2944: Telegram
The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Harriman) to the Secretary of State
Moscow, September
29, 1944—4 p.m.
[Received 5:45 p.m.]
[Received 5:45 p.m.]
3719. [To Stockholm.] The offer for movement of Russian-owned ballbearings from Stockholm to Soviet Union by United States planes was declined by Soviet Government and counter-proposal that we should move them to England was turned down by us. The Soviet Government was so informed on September 12.
This was done by agreement with War Department.
Sent to Stockholm September 29; repeated to Department.
Harriman