"These arrangements are plain common sense. It is no use living in a fool's paradise. We have to face facts as they are, My country and yours are now fighting an exceotionally strong and powerful enemy. Under these circumstances close military collaboration between us is the prinæ necessity. We have to think Of this war in terms of a common rent.
"According to the fortunes of war, the forces and resources of. the allies must be shifted from one sector to another os the military situation demands. With this in mind all available help and assistance at the present time should go to the Eastern front Here, for more than three months, {He greatest battle mankind has eversknown has been raging. the outcome of this battle the whole issue of the war depends. Surely then the more tanks Britain ts able to send to the Soviet Union the better.
"I hope that the high level of production reached this week will be further maintained and even improved upon.
"The slogan of the day must be tanks more tanks and yet more tanks." Reuter.
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