London, Apr. 10.
United States oil shipments to Vladivostok have not been reaching Germany's war machine, Mr. Ronald H. Cross, Minister of Economic Warfare, told Parliament yesterday. Mr. Cross said he believed American oil reaching Vladivostok via the Pacific since September had been required for Russia's own purposes in the Far East and had not been re-exported to Germany.
"Imports of oil to Russia," Mr. Cross said, "although above the 1938 figures, are not in excess of quanti: ties imported in some previous years.
Previously the opposition Liberal, Mr. Geoffrey Mander, asked Mr. Cross if he was aware that 2,140,000 barrels of United States oil had arrived at Vladivostok since last September. He asked what steps were being taken to "prevent this addition to the strength of the enemy."
Mr. Cross replied that he was unable to state whether the figure mentioned was accurate und therefore proposed to reserve judgment.—United Press.
Battle in British Waters meeting Hall, after which he will meet news-in papermen.
Mr. Wang was scheduled to make radio broadcast at 6 o'clock tomorrow evening.
The acting president of the "National Government" returned to Nanking from a flying 48-hour visit to Peiping and Kalgan on Wednesday.—Domei.
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