Vichy, June 18.
A French destroyer has been sunk in operations off Syria, it was announced here.
Ottawa, June 19.
Canada and the United States have established joint committees of inquiry to "explore the possibility of a greater degree of mutual economic ce-operation,"
This was announced by the Prime Minister's office last night, when it was stated that "this joint inquiry marks a further step in the implementation of the declaration by President Roosevelt and Mr. Mackenzie King at Hyde Park on April 20,"
The committes will be called joint economic committees and will study and report to their respective mov ernments the possibilities of:
1, Effecting a more economic, efficient and ce-ordinated utilization of the combined resources of the two countries for the production of defence requirement 2, Reducing probable post-wi economic dislocation as a result of the changes which ihe economies of each country are now undergoing.—
Reuter, A Beirut telegram to the official Vichy news agency said that relatives of seven missing men had been notified.—Reuter.
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