The Archive · 1941

Convoys to Russia

fan undertaking that convoys, which, the British Navy was already escorting to Soviet Russia, would. increase, was given at Worthing last night by the First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. A.V. Alexander,

said," was of. vital importance" to The attack going on, in Russi, he Britain, and tt was Britain's task, and fat of the United States, to se! that Russians. received material hold their line, But, he added, at the crisis of their resistance they would have to do a great deal for themselves, just fas Britain did 16 months ago,' with nothing to save her but to hold Reuter,

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