ESSENTIAL FOR BRITAIN.
PROVISION OF WAR SUPPLIES.
AMERICAN OFFICIAL STATEMENT (United Press Association—Copyright.) (Received This Day, 11.5 a.m.) WASHINGTON, December 17. The Secretary of the Treasury (Mr Henry Morgenthau) stated that British Treasury officials said that Britain cannot order any more war supplies from the United States unless financial aid is assured. v The Secretary of State (Mr Cordell Hull, stated that on the basis of full information of foreign developments, including the British situation, he was urging ail possible speed in defence production. Personally he favoured making the maximum number of United. States merchant ships available for sale to Britain.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 58, 18 December 1940, Page 5
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