Last year the Indies bought from the American markets machinery. vehicles and electrical supplies costing $16600000. In 1939 their purchases of metals from American exporters totaled only $5.500,000, but in 1940 these purchases slightly exceeded $15.500.000.
In 1940 we helped the East Indies in their rearmament programme by selling them $3972.000 worth of American-made airplanes. motor trucks and buses worth $2,172,000 and parts and accessories costing $1,076.00. Other shipments last year included agricultural machinery worth $613,000, oil-drilling machinery worth alittle more than $1.000.000 and industrial machinery worth $3.508.000.
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