SCARCITY OF OIL
GERMAN ANXIETY
ECONOMY EVIDENT
SHORTAGE OF OTHER
COMMODITIES
(Rec. 12.15 p.m.) RUGBY, May 23. Informed circles in London are of the opinion that the German strategy of war in the last six months has been dictated by fear of a scarcity of oil, and that there are very strong1 grounds for presuming that the enemy is sparing of his oil supplies.
Two other commodities of which the Germans are short are rubber and copper. A shortage in either of these has not been alleviated by the attacks in the Balkans. There are copper mines in Yugoslavia, but the Yugoslavs destroyed a good many of the workings of the mines. When the Germans repaired this damage, it is estimated that they would get 30,000 tons of copper.
In regard to rubber, Germany is definitely short. In the^matter of supplies of chrome, it is estimated that as a result of overrunning Yugoslavia and Greece the Germans will secure 100,000 tons of chrome ore, which will cover 50 per cent, of their needs.—B.O.W.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 121, 24 May 1941, Page 9
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173SCARCITY OF OIL Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 121, 24 May 1941, Page 9
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