Washington, Jan, 29, After conferring with Mr, Sumner Welles for nearly' an hour yesterday, Lord Halifax told newsmen that he expected to take up with the State Department in the immediate future the question of exports to Russia, which Britain. believes are replacing Soviet shipments to Germany, Lord Halifax said that a considerable amount of American goods had been shipped to Russia and that there may be more inthe future, Lord Halifax said he believed that shipments were also being made to Russia from Latin-American eoun-
Italian Liners to Be Merchant Cruisers London, Jan, 20, Several large Italian liners ineluding the Rex are undergoing hurried reconstruction by day and night work {to put them into service as merchant cruisers, according to Rome -correspondents of Swiss newspapers.—
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