DETAILS OF SALES OF SURPLUS ARMS
Munitions Investigation SUPPLY TO SMALLER COUNTRIES By •Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. (Received September 11, 7.35 p.m.) Washington, September 10. The Senate munitions investigation heard testimony to-day regarding the sale of war gear to many countries, including Japan, China, Turkey, Peru, Colombia and Cuba. About two hours were devoted to probing the affairs of Soley, Limited, described as a “semi-official British surplus arms corporation” and its United States agent, the American Arms Corporation. Evidence indicated that Soley, Ltd., has or had probably 30,000.000 dollars worth of surplus equipment out of date for use by modern armies, but suitable for wars between or revolutions in small countries. These included thousands of Lewis, Hotchkiss and Vickers machine-guns, Colt pistols, light artillery and other weapons used in the recent hostilities in Manchuria, the Gran Chaco and in threatened trouble in other parts of South America. Soley, Ltd., did a large business, often calling on the American Arms Corporation to supplement its requirements from American Government surpluses. z
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Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 297, 12 September 1934, Page 9
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