Attempts to open negotiations for a lend lease settlement agreement with the Soviet Union, and consideration of the granting of loans and credits77

77. For previous documentation on the conclusion of wartime assistance from the United States to the Soviet Union, the agreement of October 15, 1945, and related questions, see Foreign Relations, 1945, vol. v, pp. 937 ff.


[594] The Department of State to the Embassy of the Soviet Union

861.24/10–3146


[598] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Smith)

861.24/12–2346: Telegram


[603] The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Smith) to the Secretary of State

861.24/1–247: Telegram