BRITAIN’S NEEDS

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20953, 4 November 1939, Page 8

BRITAIN’S NEEDS

PROVISION OF SUPPLIES ALL AVAILABLE RESOURCES HELP FROM UNITED STATES (Omcial Wireless) (Received Nov. 4, 3.15 p.m.) RUGBY, Nov. 3 “Since the outbreak of the war the Ministry of Supply had expended something like £100,000,000 in new commitments,” said the Minister, Dr. Burgin, in a speech. “Not a day had passed without extensions—either new factories or additions to existing ones. Additional firms, small as well as large, were

ON THE WESTERN FRONT The crew of a French tank has a machine-gun pointed at an enemy flier. constantly being brought into the Ministry. “I want every ounce of real capacity there is in the country and more,” he said. “It, therefore, is a question of the best way to harness the willingness which undoubtedly exists. It is of the greatest importance that we should place in line at the earliest possible moment the greatest number of our own troops, fully and adequately equipped, that it is possible for the country to achieve.” Referring to the lifting by the United States of the arms embargo, Dr. Burgin said that they must review their own production and see those items of which they were short, and indent upon America for them. “I should say that we should want machine tools and certain types of raw materials and ultimately some ammunition. It is quite impossible to forecast the extent of the Allied requirements, but it is possible to say that with the arms embargo removed the Allied Governments are faced with an arsenal of unlimited resources, should they wish to place orders with that arsenal.”