$600,000,000 to Be Spent by Allied Purchasing Commn.
Washington, May 17.
The Anglo-French Purchasing Commission stated today that the Allies had ordered about 4,000 planes of all types in the United States, at a cost of $650,000,000. The Allies intend to spend about $60,000,000 more on the purchase of the latest types of machines recently made available.
About $350,000,000 has been spent on non-aviation supplies, such as machine tools, munitions, electric equipment, clothing, horses, mules, ete.
Purchases Exceed Billion-Dollar Mark The commission states that a substantial number of aircraft purchased in the United States has already been delivered, The delivery of the remainder is proceeding according to schedule—Reuter. 4 Purchases Exceed Billion-Dollar Mark New York, May 18.
The Anglo-French Purchasing Board yesterday announced that its purchases of war supplies in the United States already had exceeded a billion dollars, Four thousand airplanes and their equipment accounted for 65 per cent. of the total amount—United Press.
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