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April 6, 1943 Mr. Warren B. Walsh, Director Syracuse University Rumor Clinic Maxwell Hall Syracuse, New York Dear Mr. Walsh: In connection with your request of April 2, you may be interested in the following quota- tion from the Observer-Dispatch (Utica, N. Y.) of March 26, 1943. Mr. Elmer Davis is quoted at some length and concludes with: "The Department of State and the Lend-Lease Administration state that they have no reason to believe that any trade is being conducted between Japan and Russia in rubber or in iron and steel or any other commodity, and that they are assured that no such trade is being conducted." I hope this serves your purposes. Sincerely yours, Eugene L. Horowitz Special Services Division Bureau of Intelligence horowitz:el