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dld not understand why Ad-
miral STANDBY is talking this
way unless it's for consumption at
home Senator Vandenberg. Re
publican, of Michigan told news
he would have something
TO say OF the Russian situation on
the floor OF the Senate.
7 Representative Eatou-Hepnnfca9ys
OF New Jersey, a member of Mr..
Blooms committee, said Ambassa-
dor Standby has performed a pub
lie service in making his statement
in Moscow that the Russian people
are not being informed of the extent
OF help they are getting from Amer
lea.
Terming Admiral Standley's as
sertlon IAN unfortunate and serious
situation" Mr.. Eaton added the
matter should receive the very Sc
rious attention of our State Depart
ment."
Mr.. Eaton said he hoped the in
creaslng discussion of Russian at
1alrs in this country would continue
and be brought into the open and
cleaned up.
"Otherwise," he continued. "a stu
alton very disastrous to the peace
that is to follow may develop"
OF Admiral Standley's assertion,
he declared that the United States
Is supplying a huge measure of as
sistance to the Russians and there
f0Tp q t1 lyr, too 4
where our support is being used by
Moscow"
In looking up the Russian news
papers we find they have carried
very full reports Of American mill
tary assistance to Moscow" Mr..
Bloom declared.
They carried in full the state
ment of LeaSe-Lend Administrator
Edward r. Stettinius Of January %
revealing our aid to Russia and it
received wide publicity in the Soviet
press.
Il am of the opinion that reports
Of our aid to Russia have been given
out fully in Russia
Blooms Statement.
Mr.. Bloom issued prepared
statement after returning to his of
tlce from conference at the State
! Department. 1t said:
The Russian press has told the
/ people Of Russia something about
the lease-lend aid supplies to Russia
| by the United Kingdom and the
/ United States. Thus, for example
the New York Times, on January
"a, l943, reported that Pravda, one
OF the leading newspapers of the
! Soviet Union, contained a news
/ item about the planes, tanks, motor
/ vehicles, etc, supplied to the Soviet
/ by the British and ourselves.
The people of Russia, seeing and
using a great multitude of United
States and British lease lend sup
plies, must, Of necessity, know of the
/ leaSe-lend aid which has been sup
/ piled TO Russia.
On this point, think that it is
+ OF interest to note a recent news
story by Henry Cassidy, head of the
Associated Press Bureau in Moscow
/ This report by Mr. Cassidy clearly
/ indicates that the people of Soviet
/ Russia not only know of, but appre-
clate the supplies which have beer
/ sent TO them under lease lend The
/ full report Of MI Cassidy's article
which appeared in the New York
/ Times Of March 6, indicates that the
people of Russia know a good deaI
about the lease-lend aid which i,
getting to them Mr.. Cassidy also
had piece in the February %. 1913
issue Of The Washington Stal
which points up substantially the
same facts about the knowledge OF
the Russian people on lease lenc
aid.
Speeches Reported Generally.
The Russian newspapers general
! ly report in full the speeches OF the
! President and OF Prime Minister
! Churchill. Many OF these speeches
refer to the lease lend aid to the
| Soviet Union.
up to March !, l943. the United