Ottawa, May 24.
The Prime Minister, Mr. W. L. Mackenzie King, informed the Canadian House of Commons last night that an offer was made to the British Government on Tuesday to "forward immediately to the United Kingdom all planes of a certain type now available in Canada."
"We made this statement," he added, "in view of a report from London that Viscount Caldecote (Dominions Secretary) had sent a message to the Dominions stressing the importance of aircraft supplies.
Mr. Mackenzie King said no official communication of this nature had yet been received by the Canadian Government, but if such a communication did come, "we shall assure the United Kingdom that we are prepared io do anything humanly possible to assist."
The Canadian Government, the Premier added, had informed the United Kingdom Government on Saturday that it was willing to do everything possible to encourage and promote the development of arms production, and that Canadian manufacturers were ready to undertake to the limit of their capacity the production of such supplies as could be manufactured in Canada.
The Government has requested heavy industry, shipbuilding and aircraft fürms to accelerate war production by working day and night shifts, including Sundays and holidays—
Reuter.
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