Washington, Aug. 18. presipenr Roosevelt returns to his White House desk today where he will translate into action the latest agreements with Great Britain and the pledge to Soviet Russia concerning increased United States aid, His first moves, it was believed, would be centred on strained United States relations with Japan and the' need for expediting shipments of supplies to Soviet Russia, Some, observers thought the Government may. be telling Japanese Feaclion to Russian, aid shipments via R.AF, Create Havoc in the: Pacife through its disclosure that tankers carrying. aviation. petrol are already en route to Viadivostor.
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