Mr. Churchill Says Continuous Stream of Convoys Sent Comment on Bases Accord HEERS greeted the Prime Mi London, Sept. 5. inister, Mr, Winston Churchill in the House of Commons today, when he referred to the "memorable transaction between n Great Britain and the United State:
(the bases-for-destroyers a reement), which, he said, as far as he could make out, had n completed to the general satisfaction of the British ud America peoples, "The transaction: will be an encouragement to fri nds all over the world." It would be a mistake to try to read into the official Note more than the documents bore on their face val luc, The exchanges were simply measures of mutual assistance rendered friendly nat spit us in of confidence, to one another by two sympathy and goodwill.
Only very ignorant per we American destroyers to the Belt violation of international law.
Herr Hitler would not like the transfer, and he (Mr. Churchill) had no doubt that he would pay the United States out if he got a chance.
one must suppose the danger of invasion has passed. The greatest vigilance is necessary {0 save our lives and our cause.
"We have sent a continuous stream of conveys with reinforcements to the Middle East. A few days ago, we almost doubled the effective Hrength of the Fleet in the Eastern Mediterranean."
The Prime. Minister was loudly Jheered on rising after the first siting of the House of Commons after short recess had. been interrupted the Speaker, who notified the House that a raid was imminent and that the sitting would be suspended, that the transfer of irish flag constituted the slightest will extend before this war ix over. T have no doubt that it will past away as swillly, "The general air battle continues In July, there was a great deal of ivity, but August hus been a real Neither side has put "The. Germans have made very substantial and important efforts to gain mastery. They have certainly put forth a" larger proportion of their total air strengia than we have found necessary, up to the: present, to employ against them. The German attempt to dominate the Royal Air Force and. anti-aircraft defences, hax proved very costly. The bbroad figures are three to one in machines and six to one in pilots and crews. This does not by any means represent the total injury' inflicted upon the enemy.
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