If Britain and France obtain planes from the United States in a hasty effort to match German strength in the air, however, they are expected to negotiate the British appeasement programme with greater ease since Germany and Italy combined are greatly inferior to France and Britain in all other war equipment and resources except planes.
The President is not expected to commit the United States without reservation to assist Britain and France because public opinion is not prepared for any step that could be interpreted as approaching an alliance. However, by opening commercial channels to the fullest possible extent, the United States can assist these powers greatly.—United Press.
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