It is also evident that Australia's economic contribution will be of considerable importance. The British Government has already secured the whole Australian surplus of essential primary products, and the problem of disposing of the threatened glut of wheat and wool has automatically been solved. The rapid expansion of Australian secondary industries in recent years is also an important factor in the situation. No only does this reduce Australian demands on British factories, but it will enable Australia to supply the needs of other Dominions and colonial ter tories, thus enabling a greater proportion of British industries to concentrate on war production.
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