President Roosevelt, through Mr. Stephen Early, White House secretary, yesterday disclosed that two separate appropriations requests will be made to Congress for furthering defence efforts, The first will be for supplementary funds for expanding the multi-billion dollar appropriations already approved. for the Army, Navy and Marilime Commission, The second Will be materially to extend the 7U,8,$7.000,000,000 lend-lease programme, i The President conferred with Mr. Harold Smith, Budget Director, who submitted virtually complete figures for the dual request.
President Roosevelt may make tm-"portant revisions in the figures before sending the requests to Congress, The President spent a considerable part Of the morning yesterday with Mr, Harry Hopkins, coordinator of the lend-lease programme,
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