The Archive · 1939

Supplies Arrangements

London, Sept. 23.

Another meeting of the Angio-French Supreme "War Councll—the second since the War began—was held yesterday, this time in England. The first took place in France.

Among those who attended from France were M. Edouard Daladier, the Premier; M. Raoul Dautry, Min: ister of Munitions; General Marie Gustave Gamelin, Generalissimo of the Allied forees; and Admiral Dar-Jan, Commander-in-Chief of the French was represented Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Prime Minister; Lord Halifax, Foreign Secretary, and Lord Chatfield, Minister for the Ca-ordination of Defence.

omeially announced that developments since the first. meeting on September 14 were reviewed, and their effect on the future course of events estimated.

There was full agreement on the course to be followed both to meet these developments and to give effect to Allied plans.

The Council considered the question of munitions and supplies, and agreement was reached on the procedure necessary. for ce-ordinating and per fecting the arrangements) made" by the two governments, The meeting is understood to have been held somewhere in Sussex, The French representatives flew over and then flew back home—Reuter.

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