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British purchase ends Russian steel shell case bid in U S
In fall 1940 Amtorg pressed Warren Ohio firm Federal Machine and Welder to weld a heavy shock absorber to produce steel shell cases. Acting Secretary Sumner Welles urged delay to aid Britain, and the State Department canceled the export license on November 15 1940. British buyers acquired the shells 13 days later.
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