MUTUAL DEFENCE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 252, 21 September 1940, Page 7

MUTUAL DEFENCE.

BRITAIN AND AMERICA

NEW YORK, Sept. 19

The Daily News says the Aeronautics Board announces that Air F. La Guardia (chairman, of the American section of the Joint Defence Board) is negotiating lor the granting to Canada of airport facilities to train cadets in Florida when snow prevents the use of aerodromes in Canada. The columnists Messrs Pearson and Allen say Mr Roosevelt is expected to approve the sale to Britain of 30 freighters, between 8000 and 10,000 tons, which are tied up at Virginia, at a cost of 8,000,000 dollars, plus 5,000,000 dollars for repairs. The AVashington correspondent of the New York Times says Empire and United States representatives are conferring regarding the possibility of closer co-operation between the Eng-lish-speaking peoples throughout the world, particularly the joint use of naval and air bases for mutual defence. The American Secretary for Stats (Air Cordell Hull), the British Ambassador (Lord Lothian) and the Australian Alinister (Air R. G. Casey) are participating in the conversations, chiefly in regard to the United States using Australian, New Zealand and South African bases. The United States, it is stated, has adopted a policy of keeping enemies far from its coast. Thus bases in Australia, South Africa and Singapore would obviously he most valuable.