Russia Cuts Lend-Lease Interest To U.S.
(N.Z.P.A. — Reuter .
Coyyriant)
Received Fridav, 7.40 p.m. WASHINGTQN, .Tuly 7. TJ.S. State Department offieials said today that Russia without explanation has cut about two-thirds from its latest Lend-Lease interest payment to the Unjted tSates. Russia set .[u]y I as tlie deadlme for payment, but sent a
cheque for only 1,481,751 dollars insteatl of pbout 5, OQ 0,000 dollars which were due.' 9 The oflicials said Russia had possibly made an arbf tfary cut |5^|?.4psp thp United States fmd halt;ed post-waj: shipments of machjnery and pfher exportis originally ordered by Rus§jji und(er the agreement of October 15, 1945. Postwar Lend-Lease shipments valued at abopt- 23|3,0,0Q,p00 pQjlarg. hajd beep made to Russia.
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Chronicle (Levin), 9 July 1949, Page 5
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