The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-11

seas expeditionary force in history"
 The President did not, however. go into detail about foreign opera tions which will push the total of American forces in other lands be- yond 100000 by the first of the year.
 we must bring the full strength of all the United Nations to bear directly against the enemy" he told Congress. we must bring together our joint productive capacity . material resources finished mu- nitions fighting manpower; we must do this in accordance with 8 single world strategy"
 Then he added: That we are making good progress in this direc- tion I think is shown by recent de- velopments, and by this report on the part played by lend-lease."
 While the United States was breaking former lend-lease records in the seventh quarter of the lend- lease program, the report showed, it was at the same time equipping and supplying its rapidly exapnd- ing force overseas.
 From the start of the program on March Il, 1941, to Nov. 30, 1922, the dollar value of goods trans ferred and services rendered, the report showed, was $7,496, 100000 as compared with 8 total of $5,129,- 100000 reported at the end of the sixth quarter three months ago.
 Despite this rising tide, however, "there is still not enough" Amer ican ships, planes, tanks and guns. Many more will be required "be- fore the United Nations can wage the f1reat offensives that will bring victory"
 The report disclosed that the cur- rent rate of lend-leaSe assistance is about $1O,00o, 100000 a year - compared with a rate of about $8,- 0o0, ,0Oo, 900 a year quoted in the last report.
 '"This is about 15 per cent of the current rate of spending on the overall United States war pro- gram," the report said, thus show ing that the United States is now putting about one-seventh of its effort into lend-lease aid to other United Nations.
 About 30 per cent of the combat planes and about 35 per cent of the tanks being produced in this coun- trv are being sent to lend-lease na- tions.
 Of the $5,854 100000 goods actual ly transferred during the past quar- ter, about 10 per cent still remains to be shipped abroad.
 The report said about $5,OOO 900 worth of civilian goods have been purchased for shipment to the North African theater to alleviate hunger and suffering of people in territory coupled by our forces. It added that in each case of reoccupation of war torn countries, weapons will be fur nished to the armed forces Of such territories to enable them to assist in defeat of the Axis. -..
 October, with a total of $900 ,000,- 900 worth of goods transferred and services rendered, was the au-t1me record month for lend-lease. Dur ing this month about 40 per cent of lend-lease exports went to the United Kingdom, 39 per cent to the Middle and Far East and other areas, and q per cent to the Soviet Republic. October shipments to Russia were nine times greater than for January.
 The report disclosed that the United States and Great Britain between them in the past year have shipped-not delivered-to Russia over the northern route alone more than 5000 planes, more than 4,000 tanks, more than 30,000 trucks, jeps and other vehicles, and Lun- dreds of thousands of tons of food, industrial raw materials and medi- cal supplies.
 Supplies aggregating about D. 500,O00 tons have been shipped over all routes from the United States to Russia in the past year under d-lease and direct purchase.
 Mining of gold, silver, mercury,