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Memorandum of Conversation, by the Assistant Chief of the Division of European Affairs (Henderson)
[Washington,] July 10, 1942.
The Soviet Counselor, Mr. Gromyko, came in to see me today. He said that the Soviet Embassy had been instructed by the People’s Commissariat for Foreign Affairs to inform the Department of State that:
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- The Soviet Government agrees to extend the Soviet-American Commercial Agreement which expires in August either for another period of one year or for an indefinite period with a provision that it may be terminated within six months after either party thereto should give notice of a desire for such termination.
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- The Counselor said that the Soviet Government would appreciate being informed with regard to the alternative which the American Government may choose to adopt.