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progress in this direction I think is
shown by recent developments, and
by this report on the part played
by lease-lend"
New Relief Problems.
Mr. Roosevelt said that as the
Allied striking power grows and new
territories are liberated a new task
develops-supplying medicines, food
and clothing to the peoples who had
been 'plundered, despoiled and
starved
THE Nazis and Japarfese," he
| said, have butchered innocent men
and women In a campaign of Or
ganized terror. They have stripped
the lands they hold OF food and
other resources. They have used
hunger as an instrument OF the
slavery they seek to impose"
Allied policy is the direct oppo-
site" he continued adding: United
Nations forces will bring food for
the starving and medicine for the
sick Every aid possible will be
given to restore each of the liber-
ated countries to soundness and
strength, so that each may make
its full contribution to United Ma
tons victory, and to the peace which
follows:
Total value of lease-lend goods
transferred and services rendered
since the beginning of the program
on March II, 1941. to November 80,
1912, was placed at s7,496 900 900 in
the report. This compared with
S.. 1923 10000 reported in the sixth
report three months ago.
For the IL months ended Novem-
Der 30, the first year of American
participation in the war, lease-lend
aid totaled $6.526 10000
The report placed the current rate
OF assistance at approximately &c.
600 900 900 annually. This is about
Is per cent Of the current rate of
spending ION the overall United
States war program" the President
said. and thus, we are now putting
about one-seventh of our total ef-
fort into lease-lend aid to the other
United Nations"
The report said that while lease
lend aid continued to new record
levels in the last quarter, the
United States at the same time had
equipped and supplied rapidly
growing numbers Of American forces
overseas. who will number more
than 1,00000 by the end Of this
month. And. in connection with
the British, we launched the North
African offensive which involved
the greatest single overseas force
in history"
Much More Needed.
While the rapidly rising OUTPUT
of American factories has gone both
to equip American forces and to
aid our Allies, the report said:
But there is still not enough
Many more American ships, planes
tanks and guns will be required be-
fore the United Nations can wage
the great offensives that can bring
victory.
Meanwhile, within the limits of
available production, we have
sought to carry out the strategic
principle embodied in the lease.
lend idea; this is one war: it car
be won only by all the United Ma.
lions together. combining their re.
sources in such a way as to meet
the enemy with the maximum force
at the chosen time and places"
The report listed goods transferred
since the program began In March
l94l, as $685., 900 900, or 70 per cent
OF total aid rendered.
In the past, transfers have gen.
orally been made before goods were
loaded aboard ship Consequent,
not all goods recorded as transferred
have actually been exported. About
10 per cent has remained in this
country waiting shipment.
Starting December /, however
transfers are being recorded as the
goods are loaded. Hence. the figures
for goods transferred hereafter will
approximate exports.
The ratio of military items to non
military items in lease-lend exports
has risen from Is per cent In Sep.
TENDER, l94l, to Sc per cent in Oc-
tober, 1912. when total lease lend ex-
ports were $537 900, 900, the report
said.
Military Exports Increase.
While total monthly exports in.
creased over six times during that
period exports of military items in
creased IA times.
In October, 1912, approximately 4C