Congressional circles said there were definite indications that an effective "voluntary" embargo might be enforced against Japan and Germany without additional legislation. They pointed out that the President's policy Of assisting Britain and France in their rearmament programmes, coupled with the new United States defence programme, would supply American manufacturers with sufficient orders to permit them to choose to whom they will sell In such circumstances, it was pointed out, it would be easy for the State Department to broaden its present embargo (against Japan by merely "advising" manufacturers and e porters as was done in the anti-Japanese aircraft embargo.
Informed quarters here attributed the success of the aircraft embargo against Japan to the fact that British, French and American aircraft orders had given American aircraft manufacturers more orders than they could handle immediately. Consequently, the State Department met no opposition when it advised against the export of aircraft to Japan. Increasing British purchases of scrap iron and other materials for war supplies from the United States may result in effective "voluntary" embargoes against Japan in these folds, some circles believed.—United Press.
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