London, Mar. 28.
Mr, John G, Winant, United States Ambassador to Britain and Mr.
Winston Churchill Prime Minister yesterday signed a detailed agreement a 99 year lease on members of President Roosevelt's base lease commission, Brigadier General Harry J, Molony, Mr. Charles Fahy, Assistant Solicitor General, and Commander Harold Diesemir, The Agreement gives the United States broad powers to improve and deepen harbour anchorages, control movements of ships and aircraft and create small undersea defences, including detecting devices, The agreement provides that the Colonies shall not charge tariffs or taxes of any kind on material imported for the bases or on goods for consumption of United States forces. It allows the United States to try Americans, Britishers and non-Brit-ushers charged with committing such offences as sabotage and espionage within the leased areas—United Press,
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