Evening star., 1942-09-03
United States Signs
Reciprocal Aid Pacts
With -Four Allies
Britoin, Fighting France,
Australia, New Zealand
Also Will Leose-Lend
B. the Associated Press

B. the Associated Press.
The United States, Great Brit
ain, Australia, New Zealand and
Fighting France concluded today
a series OF reciprocal aid agree
ments designed to clarity the
principles Of mutual assistance
in their common struggle against
the Axis.
Signed on the third anniversary
of the French and British declara-
tions of war against Germany, the
agreements specify and formaize
the principles and procedures COW
ering aid to the armed forces Of the
United States by the other parties
to the agreements on the same terms
as those under which the United
States supplies lease-lend aid to
them s'0's '''f'S'f ~ tt4'tt
Such reciprocal aid already has
been furnished to the United States
by the other signatories without
conclusion of formal agreements
and, a State Department commen-
tary points out, this aid is rapidly
increasing in Importance as the in
tensity of the American war effort
increases in the various theaters of
operations"
Notes Exchanged Here.
The British, Australian and New
Zealand agreements were concluded
here by exchanges of notes between
Secretary of State Hull; Lord Fair
fax, British Ambassador; Sir Owen
Dixon, Australian Minister, and
Walter Nash, New Zealand Minister.
The agreement with fighting France
was concluded in London by Brig.
Gen. John E. Dahlquist, acting mill
tary representative of the United
States, and Maurice de Jean, repre-
senting the French National Com
mittee headed by Gen. Charles de
Gaulle.
AL the agreements emphasize that
the general principle governing mu-
tual aid is that the war production
and war resources of each of the
signatories should be used in ways
most effectively utilizing the avail
able materials, manpower, produc-
ton facilities and shipping space.
They further specify the elimina-
ton, as far as possible, OF monetary
transactions. That Is, a maximum of
the articles and services provided by
each party to the other shall be in
the form OF services or materials,
thus reducing to a minimum "the
need of each for the currency Of the
other"
U. S. to Get Supplies.
The agreements formalize the obli-
cations Of the other parties to fur
nish the armed forces of the United
States with military equipment,
military and naval stores
and other supplies, facilities and
services whenever those can be most
effectively obtained in their respec-
tive countries.
Thus Australia would be expected
to supply meat and other foodstuffs
to American troops in that country
as reciprocal aid. On the other hand
might be better able to fur
nish certain types of tanks, guns
and other equipment, leaving cargo
space in ships from the United
States free for the transportation OF
food.
Aid furnished to armed forces of
the United States by Fighting
France is defined as such supplies,
materials and services which "can
most effectively be procured in ter
ritory under the control OF Fighting
France" Such territories include
French Equatorial Africa and New
Caledonia in the Pacific.
Common Decisions Sought.
The agreements emphasize that
while each Of the signatories re-
tains the right of final decision, in
the light of its own circumstances,
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