While considerable stocks of oil have fallen into German hands in France their replenishment, the "Petroleum Press i be prevented by the Brit The elimination of France means the loss of about 300,000 gross tons of French tankers. But it also means that shipments of oil to metropolitan France, for the provisioning of which the country's own fleet was quite insufficient, will presumably now cease, states the "Daily Telegraph."
In reality, therefore, the apparent loss turns out to represent a further improvement in the Allies' tanker Position.
Great Britain's tanker tonnages position, already satisfactory when War broke out, has been' greatly strengthened as a result of the events of the past few months.
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