The Archive · 1940

Washington Unanimous

Washington, Aug. 20.

Isolationists in Congress yesterd joined with Administration forces in enforcing the establishment of a permanent Caradian-American joint defence board for Western Hemisphere defence, but they agreed that its functions' could only be advisory in nature.

Any formal Canadian-American alliance would require Senate ratification, they pointed out.

Senator Walter F. George of Georgia said "he thought the agreement might open the way for the acquisition by the United States of additional air and naval bases in the

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