RECIPROCAL SUPPLY
(British Olfieial Wireless.) (Received January 25, 7 p.m.) RUGBS', January 24
Mr. Edward Stettinius. the Jend-lease administrator, slated in Washington that reciprocal lend-lease has reached such proportions that it is saving millions of tons of shipping space. America is shipping almost no food to the forces in the Pacific area and is receiving over 11)0,000,0001b. of food from Australia and New Zealand. The American forces in Britain between May and. November, 19 12. received supplies, besides construction materials, equalling 12,000.090 tons of shipping space, which surpassed the tonnage of supplies from America in the same period. Two-thirds of the civil labour force building camps fro- American troops was supplied by Britain, which also provided two-thirds of the warships and transports. and much equipment, for the African campaign. Britain had turned over to the Americans thousands of barrage balloons, anti-aircraft guns, machinetools, and convoy vessels.
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Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 103, 26 January 1943, Page 5
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146RECIPROCAL SUPPLY Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 103, 26 January 1943, Page 5
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