President Roosevelt's unqualified pledge of all possible aid to the U, S.5.R.. plus Treasury Department action' in releasing Soviet credits, paved the way for early resumption of Soviet imports from the United States west coast and the Philippines. observers here said yesterday.
Informed sources believed that the U.8.8.R. could immediately resume purchases of coconut all. hemp and other products from the Philippines, Which ware curtailed previously by' export control application General R. L, Maxwell, export control administrator, earlier "had said that no action would be taken pending a statement of policy by the White House.
'The President referred to resumption of shipments to the U.S.S.R. of goods on the United States" re strided list when he said exports to the U.S.S.R, could' be resumed, "ft was understood that another implication of the declarations by Mr. Roosevelt and Mr, Sumner Welles, Undersecretary of Stale. would solldifiedtion of a Far Eastern front fpatinst"Sapan. and, the economic isolation of Japan from Germany. Thus the Dutch were reported to be ready {0 Yesume trade with Japan because practical assurances have now been given by the Soviet-German war that products will not be trans shipped to Germany.
Tanks Said Destroyed 'The Luftwaffe, in a comparatively narrow section of the eastern front, Aestroyed 100 Russian tanks, said D.NB. The total number of' tanks destroyed on the entire front yesterday had not yet been determined, it was reported.
DNB, said that a Red destroyer hit ¢'ming'In the eastern Halle and One German storm detachment In an unspecified sector of the German. Soviet front during comparatively. brief hand-to-hand Aghting. killed army units penetrated Soviet tions after terrific Aghting and destroyed 160 Russian tanks In one rection of the eastern front alone. The location and time of the battle were not revealed.
Despite tough Russian resistance, said 'D.NB, the German army, through its" incomparable infantry and storm troopers, supported pioneers and artillery units og well as panzer forces has deeply penetrate Russian border positions, said DNB. The news agency said that German losses were "unusually small during all the battles."
The Luftwaffe dispersed Soviet armoured forces placed ready for battle, the news agency also said.
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