Can two monarchies bypass the lend-lease restriction?

Can spare rifles be sent directly as lend-lease between the two monarchies?

The supplier still needs world tension to reach 80, so 2,000 cheap rifles are offered on the equipment market instead.

An offer of spare guns prompts a request to send them as aid between monarchies. The supplier cannot use lend-lease until world tension reaches 80. The alternative is to offer 2,000 cheap rifles on the international market. A proposed change for later community games would remove the restriction so players could choose whom to supply.