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; Beaverbrook Pleased With ! War Achievement. HUGE BUYING FROM AMERICA. British Oflicinl Wireless. (Received 2 p.m.) RUGBY, July 7. Lord Beaverbrook, Minister of Aircraft Production, issued the following statement to-night:—"There is no denying that I am an optimistic man, with all the defects and all the benefits that go with optimism. Optimistic men are sure to see the advantages in a situation. They are always feeling confident' about overcoming obstacles, and it is necessary to bear this in mind when my story is told. viV;
"But here are hard facts. Our aircraft production in the month of June was a record. We achieved a very fine increase, on everything that had .gone
before. In fact we produced more than double the total of aircraft produced in the same month last year, when preparations for the war were going on full blast. "We also turned out far more than twice the number of engines, thus increasing our surplus stock. Books of account tell', of the record. "American aircraft arriving here at present is a considerable contribution to our air fleet, and if the seas remain as free as they are to-day the shipments of aircraft reaching us from America will soon give an additional output every month, of real value to us. \Ve have bought immensely increased quantities of aircraft and engines in the United States in reccnt weeks. In fact the total value of aircraft orders we liave placed in the United States amounts to ; well over 1,000,000,000 dollars. • "In Canada we have bought over 50,000,000 dollars' worth of aircraft and parts. Deliveries of certain types have come forward in increasing quantities. Now do not imagine these facts are put forward with the purpose of lulling you to sleep. There is much to do before we can be satisfied with our achievements in production. I am well aware of it, and my prayer is that this Ministry will not fail in the task which Mr. Churchill has allotted to us. Not if we can help it."
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 160, 8 July 1940, Page 8
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