JOINT BOARDS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 28 January 1942, Page 4

JOINT BOARDS

ANGLO-AMERICAN MOVE MUNITIONS, SHIPS AND RAW MATERIALS. EXPANSION AND USE OF RESOURCES. 1 1 (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) i (Received This Day, 9.45 a.m.) i WASHINGTON, June 27. 1 The White House has announced that, 1 in order to further the co-ordination of - the united nations’ war effort. President - Roosevelt and .Mr Churchill had es- - tablished three joint Anglo-American e boards to handle munition assignments, - shipping adjustment and raw materials, r Members of the boards, whose names t are not disclosed, will confer with ree presentatives of Russia, China and other - members of the united nations. The Combined Raw Materials Board e will be composed of one representative >. each of the British and American Gov- - ernments, who will plan the best and s most speedy development of expansion - and the use of raw materials and re- - sources, and, in collaboration with other y united nations, work towards the best 11 utilisation of their raw material rey sources. 2 The Munitions Assignments Board is J created to encompass the entire munitf ticn resources of Britain and America, c which are deemed to be in a common e pool. The committees are formed in London and Washington under the combined chiefs of staff in a manner similar to the south-west Pacific agreement, to advise on assignments of fighting instruments for use by all the united nations in accordance with their strategic needs. The Combined Shipping Adjustment Board is composed of one representative each of the British and American Governments, to provide one harmonious policy. The shipping resources of the two countries are deemed to be pooled. However, British shipping control will remain under the Ministry of Transport, . while the American shipping will be e directed by the Maritime Commission, t - -