AUSTRALIAN HELP TO HER ALLIES
SYDNEY, May 23. Australia is spending 18 per cent, of her war expenditure on lend-lease, compared with the United States 14 per cent., the Minister of External-Affair-. Dr Evatt said. Australia had suppliel 250,000 tons of food to the American forces in the South-west Pacific—9o per cent, of their needs. roao. In addition, foodstuffs valued at 401,000 wore shipped overseas in 194_43 Of this 53 per cent, hud been ex‘”sS ™»«. I"?*”! 26,000,000 garments for the All ‘ lC ‘U“.rf e j? in the South'-west Pacific and Butish trooDS in India and the Middle East and millions of blankets for India. llul3 Australian civilians faced further shortages so Australia could clothe and feed Allied troops in this area and send other food to Britain.
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Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 202, 24 May 1944, Page 6
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127AUSTRALIAN HELP TO HER ALLIES Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 202, 24 May 1944, Page 6
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