The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-11

lease operations and subheaded: Reverse lend-lease from the Brit iSh commonwealth of nations" It was his response to five senators who recently toured the world and sharply criticized American lend- lease operations.
 It was a special report to accom- pany. although prepared indepen- dently, a British white paper on the same subject made public today. It discussed only lend-lease operations with the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and India. Revise Lend-Lease
 The president reported that on last June 30, the British common wealth of nations had spent about $l III, ,000, 900 for reverse lend-lease.
 Based upon estimates for the first six months of this year." he said, expenditures by the British commonwealth for reverse lend-lease aid to the United States are now at an annual rate of about $l,250,O0o, 900. This does not take into account the anticipated exports of raw ma- terials, commodities, and foodstuffs for the account of the United States"
 Mir. Roosevelt's report revealed that:
 l. The United Kingdom. exclusive of supplies transferred to Amer jeans in Colonial theaters of war. spent 7l,000, 900 on reverse lend- lease through last June 30 as fol- lows: $33l ,000, co for goods and serv- ices; $l69,000,000 for shipping; $37l 900, 900 for airports. barracks, hospitals, and other construction.
 ?. Australia plans to spend $323- 000, 900 for reverse lend-lease during the year July 1, l943, and June 30. l944. Through last June 30. it had spent for that purpose about $19,6- 100000.
 3. New Zealand reported spend- ing $5l, ,000,00 for reverse lend- lease aid to the U. S. through last June 30.
 4. The government of India has not filed an official report but the U. s. Army has reported expendi- lures of $56. 100000 by India for re- verse lend-lease aid.
 Previous Reports
 In previous lend-lease reports there was no breakdown of the amount of lend-lease sent to Aus tralia and New Zealand. both areas being grouped with China and h. dia. But through June 30. lend- lease aid to the United Kingdom amounted to $4,58 00o4, 900; to all countries the figure was $13,973,- 339.O00
 MT. Roosevelt reminded Congress that it was much more difficult to report reverse lend-leaSe than lend lease from the United States. The latter, he said, flows from a cen- tral source. but reverse lend-lease is scattered, British aid being rend- cred to Americans all over the world. many reports of which have not yet been made. He also em- phasized that the figures do not in- clude facilities made available to Americans for which there was no out-of-pocket expenditures by the British since the U. s. entered the war.
 He noted that Canada has re- ceived no lend-lease from the Unit ed States, having paid cash for all supplies obtained here. But, he added, Canada has made $l, ,000 000,- 900 worth of supplies available to the United Kingdom and is in the process of making another $1,000,- COG, 900 worth available to the Unit cd Kingdom, Russia. China and other United Nations on a mutual aid program similar to United States lend-lease.
 The presidents report came as the Senate appropriations commit tee assigned auditors to begin checking the books and records of all government agencies engaged in wartime spending abroad, especial ly lend-lease.