Washington, Nov. 2.
Maritime Commission records revealed today that the United States may be attempting to cultivate the friendship of Soviet Russia and undermine the. resources of Japan.
The records disclosed that since July 25, 1940, the Commission had approved the chartering of 10 United States tankers to Russian interests, despite its announced policy disapproving such charters outside ths Western Hemisphere.
During ths same period, the records showed, the Commission rejected six applications to charter tankers to Japanese interests and approved charters to Russia for 11 freighters, rejecting two similar Japanese requests.
In addition, Russia in the past four months has bought from the U.S. 1,000,000 barrels of high grade auto mobile gasoline, easily convertible into aviation fuel.
Xt was recalled that this alleged indulgence with Russia came on the heels of the release by the U.S. of several hundred thousand dollars worth of machine tools to Russia.—United Press,
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