The Archive · 1941

US. Increases

More Than Any Other Country to Be Turned Out Within 90 Days

Washington, May 4.

Within 90 days, the United States will be producing more war equipment than any other country in the world, declared the Secretary of the Navy, Cólonel Frank Knox, The first figures of aid to Britain since passing of the Lease-and-Lend Act have now been revealed. During March; the United States shipped to Great Britain and the Empire war supplies: worth about $50,000.00, bringing the total for the first three months of the year up to $120,000.00. Of the $50,000,000 ' worth of supplies in March, three-overters consisted of aircraft and air Weapons.

United States' help was shipped not only to the British Commonwealth but also to all democracies at war. and during March other war supplies were sent to China, Greece and the Netherlands East Indies,—Reutei

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