711.94114 Supplies/11–2544: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Harriman)
2886. News of arrival in Japan of Hakusan Maru cargo has resulted in increased pressure on Department to arrange for additional and regular shipments to the Far East. This pressure will increase.
It becomes increasingly urgent to obtain Soviet decision as to further use of Nakhodka (Deptel 2551, October 28, final paragraph Embs 4503, November 2522).
Department confident that Embassy actively pursuing this matter. Inform Department whether Embassy would consider it helpful in expediting Soviet decision if a note on this subject were delivered personally by the Secretary to the Soviet Ambassador, Washington.