Washington, Feb. 23, President Roosevelt asked Congress yesterday for additiona] Army appropriations and contract authorizations totalling US$3,812,311,197.
Mr, Roosevelt requested US$688, 236,000 in cash, plus contract authori-^y for US$524,025,000 for expansion of the air corps.
The air corps programme, which was not discussed in detail' at the President's request, will involve 15,- 600 additional planes, making 34,600 total Army planes on order, informed sources believed.
Supplementary Army requests were expected io reach US$5,400,000,- 000 this fiscal year. The total cash asked was US$I,716,225,000.—United ress.
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