1942, 10/0 On October 6, the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union signed the Second Protocol on the Supply of Military Materials, Ammunition and Raw Materials by the United States and Britain to the Soviet Union. According to the protocol, the United States will provide the Soviet Union with tanks, planes, minesweepers, torpedo boats, all kinds of artillery and shells, automobiles and tires, as well as some important raw materials for the national defense industry such as copper, lead, steel and gasoline, as well as lathes, power equipment, chemical equipment and food, totaling 2.5 million tons. In order to complete the task of transporting goods to the Soviet Union, the Allies opened two new transportation lines during this period, one was to cross the Pacific Ocean to Vladivostok, and the other was to pass through the Persian Gulf and Iran to the south of the Soviet Union. Among them, the monthly freight volume of the latter transportation line was 40,000 tons, which increased to 248,000 tons per month in February of 1943.
Compared with 1943 in 1942, the value of leased materials shipped to the Soviet Union has increased to varying degrees except for a few items. At the same time, we should also see that despite the very difficult conditions in the war years, the Soviet Union still gave the United States assistance worth about 2.2 million US dollars in accordance with the relevant provisions of various protocols, mainly including repairing American cargo ships, providing refueling bases for the US Air Force, and providing food and materials for American troops and staff stationed in the Soviet Union. The strengthening of cooperation between the American and Soviet governments has aroused great resonance and positive response from the two peoples. 1943,100000 Americans used their savings as funds to help the Soviet Red Army and the Soviet people, and 500 local fundraising committees were responsible for raising and buying medicines, food and clothes sent to the Soviet Union.