| Show i i Russians Agree To Supply Allies With Vila 1 I Metals W WASHINGTON AS INGTON Oct 19 CD- CD Soviet Russia is going to do more for her western allies under a new lend-lease lend agreement signed in London Tuesday state department sources said Under the new agreement as understood here Russia will undertake undertake undertake un un- un- un to furnish raw materials such as manganese and other critical ores to the United States and the United Kingdom in return for armament and food Heretofore Heretofore Heretofore Hereto Hereto- I fore the soviet reciprocation under under under un un- un- un der lend-lease lend arrangements has been limited largely to the servicing servicing servicing ing of allied ships in Russian ports The third and latest agreement for lend-lease lend supplies for Russia was signed by bv representatives of the United States United Kingdom Kingdom King King- dom dam Canadian and soviet governments governments governments gov gov- the state department announced Chief Provisions Pro The announcement made simultaneously simultaneously simultaneously simul simul- in London and arid Washington Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington said the agreement provides provides provides pro pro- vides for the supply of or armaments equipment materials and foodstuffs foodstuffs foodstuffs food food- stuffs to the theU U S S R by the first three governments This is the first time that Canada Canada Canada Can Can- ada has been a signatory of such an agreement though supplies supplies- from Canada previously had formed part of the lend-lease lend commitment commitment commitment com com- of the United Kingdom and in some cases of that of the United States the state department depart- depart ment said The agreement also provides itis it itis itis is understood for lend-lease lend in reverse reverse reverse re re- re- re verse from soviet Russia which undertakes to supply its western allies with raw materials in return for armament and food Formerly soviet Russia's reciprocation reciprocation reciprocation reci reci- under lend-lease lend consisted consist consist- ed mainly of servicing allied ships arriving at Russian ports Signers Listed Tuesdays Tuesday's agreement was signed by American Ambassador John G G. Winant Oliver Lyttelton British minister of production Sir Alexander Alexander Alexander Alex Alex- ander Cadogan British permanent undersecretary of state for external external external exter exter- nal affairs Vincent Massey Canadian Canadian Canadian Ca Ca- nadian high commissioner in London London London Lon Lon- don and by Russian Ambassador Feodor Gusev Borisenko Borisen- Borisen ko head of the Russian supply mission in London Two former agreements of this kind have been signed the state department recalled The first was in Moscow in October 1941 and the second in Washington in o Oc October October Oc- Oc tober 1942 The present agreement agreement agreement agree agree- ment represents a continuation of these earlier arrangements the department department department de de- de- de said The period covered by the second second second sec sec- ond agreement ended last June 30 but the state department said that although th the third agreement was signed only today its provisions have been been- effective for the past three months and the flow of supplies supplies supplies sup sup- plies of all kinds to the U S S R has continued without tion |
