Evening star., 1941-07-26
Soviet Mission, Flying
Here, 10 See WeIIes
On War Aid Today
Moscow Group Made
Hurried Trip to
U. S. by Plane,

A Soviet military mission which is
arriving here bv plane today will
confer with Acting Secretary Sum-
ner Welles early this afternoon at
the State Department.
The members of the mission few
from Moscow via London to the
New World, landing at Montreal.
They headed for Washington via La
Guardia Field. New York.
The arrival of the mission here
was interpreted as meaning that
Russia has now fallen within the
scope of the United States policy of
supplying war materials to the allies
wherever democracies are fighting
Hitler"
No Aid Given Yet.
The administration has indicated
in the past its intention to help
Russia. but no action has been
taken
The American decision was taken
as meaning that the United States
and Great Britain have concluded
that Russia is good risk Although
military men in Washington still
look for an early Russian collapse,
political leaders In Washington and
London have been heartened by the
Russian resistance to Germany and
expect it to 60 on.
The Americana British Dutch de-
cision to impose economic sanctions
on Japan in the Near East has
broadened the whole scope of the
American assistance program.
American supplies will be needed
in large quantities now by the Brit
ish and Dutch outposts in the ORR
ent, besides in Russia.
Members Of Mission.
The conference at the State De-
partment was set for 2 pm, and
at 2:30 pm. the members of the
Russian mission were to see Gen.
George C. Marshall, Army chief of
staff.
The Russian mission consists Of
1t. Gen. Flip Golikoff and Engineer
Gen. R. Respin.
The Soviet Ambassador. Constan-
tine OumanSky, is to accompany
them on their calls at the State and
War Departments.
The United States is understood to
be cooperating closely with Great
Britain in the development OF plans
for aiding Russia.
What Russia gets, Great Britain
won't get from the United States
1t is said here in informed quarters
that the British plan tentatively
to send mission to Moscow to in
quire into Russia needs.
1t is expected that an ofilcial OF
the North American Supply Coun-
Gil, which oversees British purchas-
ing in the United States, would 90
to Moscow with the British mission
Machinery Chief Need.
Machine tools and machinery are
the primary Russian requirements
Russia has sought no help so far
under lease-lend arrangements. Un-
til now both London and Washing
ton have been concerned whether
any materials sent to Russia would
only fall into German hands.
The attitude is changing.
In order to make possible the full
est exploration of the new demands
which changing world events are
placing on the American industrial
capacity, Harry Hopkins and w.
Averell Hartman are to return to
Washington from London next week
to confer.
Mr.. Hopkins, the lease-lend ad-
ministrator, has been in London two
weeks. Mr.. Hartman, American
Minister in London, is the admins
traitors lease-lend "expediter" in
the British Isles.
Ivan Maisky, the Soviet Ambassa-
dor in London, outlined the mill
tary and industrial needs Of Rus
sia in q talk with Mr.. Hopkins and
American Ambassador Winant in
London yesterday, the Associated
Press reported from England.