Orders for non-military steel for use in the British Empire have been placed in this country, it was learned, says the "Christian Science Monitor."
They include a substantial contract for rails for India, Australia and Hongkong.
It was believed in steel circles that as soon as details of plans could be worked out, considerable additional business for steel destined for other than military use would be booked by United States companies, The British Iron & Steel Corp, has handled the negotiations rather than the British Purchasing Come mission, it was said, the latter confining its activities in the steel market entirely to metal for military use.
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