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Senators
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berS were said to have found that
the British stand to reap postwar
benefits from many American lease
lend contributions to other countries.
Some indication of this repressed
irritation. at British activities was
given by Chairman Russell, of the
committee when he told press con-
ference yesterday that the news of
American military activities was
being played down by British news
services and the British radio. a'''
From accounts they read in Egypt,
senator Russell said it appeared
that United States troops were not
doing any of the fighting in Sicily.
He told reporters later he had made
study of English news and radio
broadcasts and found that when the
Royal Air Force made sortie 1t
always was mentioned by name, but
when American bombers went into
action the results were always at
tributed to Allied air forces"
Similarly. Senator Brewster. Re-
publican, of Maine said. he believed
the time had come to obtain more
oil from the British holdings in the
Persian Gulf area instead of con.
tinuing the heavy drain on Ameri-
can supplies.
Il am told that the British re-
finery at Abadan, Iran, which they
say is the largest in the world, could
increase its output 40 per cent
Senator Brewster said. II hope that
we can get a greater proportion of
our oil there. instead of drawing so
heavily On our diminishing supplies.
If that goes on and we have an
other war in 10 or Is years, we may
have to go out with a tin dipper
and ask somebody for oil"
The Maine Senator declared he is
disturbed because the United States
is furnishing 65 per cent of the oil
used by the Allies.
Senator Brewster said the British
have had representatives or cabinet
rank in intimate touch with their
military leaders in North Africa and
the Middle East. He added that the
American diplomatic front is "un-
dergoing some strengthening that
Is encouraging" but the situation
in India is mixed up"
Want Air Base Probe.
Senators Brewster, and Mead,
Democrat, of New York, said the
Truman Committee would be
called on to look into the formation
OF policy for the use by American
commercial planes of United States
built airports outside the Western
Hemisphere which will revert to for
eign countries six months after war
ends.
Senator Brewster asserted that
present arrangements leave us
holding the bag"
In an hour review of what thev
saw and found on their two-month
trip, the three Senators reported
that folks on the home front are
still Understanding the danger
from Japan.
Senator Russell said Chinese off,
cials estimated the japanese are
building 1000 planes a month in
stead of the 500 usually credited to
them. Senator Brewster said the
group was informed that the Japa-
nese had doubled their ship-building
capacity.
Senator Brewster said he attrib-
uted a recent statement by Gen.
Douglas Macarthur to concern in
Australia over reports that the
Southwest Pacific command might
be subordinated to that of Lord
Louis Mountbatten in India and
Burma ...
News Too Optimistic.
Senator Russell said he agreed
with Senator Lodge, Republican, of
Massachusetts,. who told the Asso-
ciated Press in Honolulu that the
! men at the fighting front are dis
! turbed at the optimistic tone of ON
cial communicates issued by the
Army and Navy. Senator Lodge
has not yet returned to this coun-
try. and Senator Chandler, Demo-
crat, OF Kentucky, who ALSO made
the trip, stopped In California to
] visit his family.