860H.24/8–2146
The Acting Secretary of State to Senator William F. Knowland of California
My Dear Senator Knowland: In answer to your telegram of August 21,42 requesting information regarding credits and other economic assistance to Yugoslavia, I should like to state that no credits or loans have been extended by the United States Government to the Government of Yugoslavia. While the Yugoslav Government requested an Export-Import Bank loan, the request has not been granted. Neither has the Yugoslav Government received a line of credit for the purchase of surplus property.
During the last part of 1945 and the early part of 1946 a certain amount of surplus property (largely railroad equipment) valued at about $1,250,000, was purchased on a cash basis by the Yugoslav Government. However, subsequent to March 19, 1946 the approval of the Department of State had to be obtained for such cash sales, and no such approval has been granted.
During the war Yugoslavia received Lend-Lease assistance to the extent of $32,081,778. As yet no final settlement of this amount has been made.
From UNRRA Yugoslavia received up to the end of July 1946 an estimated value of $327,578,000 in commodities. The total value of UNRRA aid scheduled for Yugoslavia amounts to $429,500,000. Both figures represent free aboard ship values and hence do not include freight.
I trust that this information will serve your purpose.
Sincerely yours,
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