bargely, being outdated, good as they are. Britain's defence, together with the security ner Empire and her friends, is being so [guarded while the enormous energy and Penditure towards that aim are being exploited the utmost. The amazing very obviously become s0 far slowing up of production is to be expected, though the tag in output will be in part offset the purchases of allies under the loan scheme for that purpose. The slowing up will probably be deliberate on the part of the Government to. allow for discretionary ad-Hustments to make use of the latest designs fehiefly for purely British needs. Herein. ies Jo problem even now to be foreseen in that Poland, Rumania, Greece and Turkey, and other nations entering the mutual defence system may withhold their purchases except for. the atest equipments. Stock market fluctuations lof aircraft and. other arms plant shares will Jquite- probably, in conjunction with unemployment registrations, keep a tally of these and similar developments. The major objective in. industrial preparedness, "however, has been established beyond doubt.
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