The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-25
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liberated peoples to create a free
politial life of their own choosing
and to attain economic security
These are two of the great objec--
tives of the Atlantic charter"
Significantly, the Nresident sale
that Congress in passing and ex-
tending the nd-lease .ct made i
plain that the United States wants
no new war debts to jeopardize tbs
coming peace. Victory and a secure
peace are the only coin in which we
can be repaid"
The report which Mr.. Roosevelt
referred to as both an assurance
and warning to our enemies" showed
that of total of 1882, 100000 o.
lend- lease exports through June o.
this year, the United Kingdom re.
ceived 81 100000; Russia $2,44,
100000; Africa, the Middle East ant
the Mediterranean area $1,663, 000,'
900; China, India, Australia and
New Zealand, $1,133,0 100000; and thu
other nations, $484, 100000.
Briefly, the report broke dowr
various lend-lease accounts as fol.
lows:
Bought for Cash
The United Kingdom-in addi
ton to the export total cited above
the United Kingdom also bought
ior cash munitions and othe1
goods" valued at 81 ,450,0OO 900. The
United Kingdom received As pei
cent of all lend-lease exports, hui
only 80 per cent of lend-lease NUM-
tons. About "a per cent of ex.
ports to Great Britain have con.
sisted of foodstuffs. Forty-tWo PEI
cent of lend-lease exports to the
United Kingdom were shipped IN thu
first six months of 1913.
Soviet Russia-approximately s.
per cent of exports to the U. S. S. r
have been munitions. And more
lend-lease planes have beer sent tt
Russia than to any other coun-
try" the report said. Food shipments
totalled 100000 tons. The report
stressed important shipments OF in
dustrial machinery and transporta-
ton and communication supplies tt
Russia.
Africa, Middle East and Mediter.
ranean - the report stressed thai
these exports have been principally
for use in the North African ant
Sicilian areas. During the frs
six months of 1943 this area re.
ceived more than $50O,000,00O lend.
lease exports of which munitions
and war supplies were by far the
largest items. The area also re
ceived $88,7O2,O00 worth of indus.
trial supplies and $23,t66,O00 worth
of food stuffs. Lend-lease par
TALLY equipped the British 9th anc
LIST armies, and French units.
China, India, Australia and New
zealand-the report did not pre-.
sent a separate breakdown of lend
lease shipments to China fire.
quent source of congressional criti.
cis1n in the past - but said zap.
proximately TO per cent of lend-least
shipments to China and India have
been munitions"
Approximately 81 per cent Of
lend-lease shipments to Australia
and New Zealand were munitions
the report said.
Washington, Aug. 25-UP)-The
lend-lease administration reported
today that demands upon our foot
supplies from abroad are likely tx
increase, even with end of the war
and that for the next ten months
American civilians will find less
food available than at any time
since before Pearl Harbor.
The quarterly report said thai
the civilian United States has beer
tentatively allotted rs per cent o.
the nations food production for the
current fiscal year ending June 80
1914.
The armed forces have been al.
lotted Is per cent, and lend-least
10 per cent. The remaining two
per cent is rearmarked for ~. S
territories and special needs"
The report said that while thes'
ALLEGATIONS mean civilians will re-
ceive less in the current year thar
they had in 1942-43, they will on tn
average get as much food as wa.
available annually in thu year
1935-39," the report said.
The report reiterated the lend
lease administrators insistence tina
it's activities had not caused dom
este food shortages Ito any appre
ciable extent
For example, the report said
lend-lease beef shipments were onl.
one per cent Of our supply for tn
first six months of 1943 and butte
shipments during the same periot
represented only seven-tenths of on
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