TELEGRAM 154
Ottawa, August 6, 1941
SECRET. Your telegram Circular D.471 of August 1st, Russia. Export permits have been granted for shipment to USSR of 569,000 pounds of sole leather valued at $258,000 US Of this total, orders for 305,000 pounds were placed through JC Andresen of New York for consignment to Rizeno Export Company, Moscow, via the United States. The balance of 264,000 pounds was purchased by and consigned to Amtorg, also for shipment via United States. No other applications for export permits have been received for shipment of any commodity to the USSR, but we should be glad to refer any applications not sponsored by the United Kingdom Commercial Corporation to your Government before shipment is made.
