Vatican City, Mar. 23.
Allied and Turkish forces in the Near Enst were hastening their military preparations os "though they expected imme ate action," authoritative diplo~ matic sources here said yester= day.
Representatives of the Vatican in Syria and Turkey, they pointed out, have arrived in response to the Pope's request for reports on the Near East situation—United Press, the sale to the Allies of the Curtiss P'40 type of aeroplane, according 10 the Washington correspondent of the "New York Herald Tribune." The Board is reported to have refused to permit the sale of the Bell Air Cobra type of plane, 'Plans are nearing completion to make available to Britain and Franc about 2,000 of the Intesb type of wi planes, states the "New York Times, which' quotes information received from officials who are following, con~ ferences of the War Department.
Now 70-ton bombers, known as the "Flying, Fortress" type, and described as the world's largest plane, are now being builtin America, i was re~ vealed by the United States Army.
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