JOINT DEFENCE

Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 283, 24 August 1940, Page 11

JOINT DEFENCE

Personnel Of Board Announced U.S.A. AND CANADA

First Meeting On Monday

(Uy Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Received August 23, 9.30 p.m.)

WASHINGTON, August 23. President Roosevelt announced six United States representatives on the joint United States-Canadian Defence Board. He also gave the names of the Canadian members as designated by the Prime Minister, Mr. Mackenzie KingThe United States representatives are: The mayor of New York, Mr. La Guardia; Lieutenant-General Stanley S. Embrick, commandant of the fourth corps area, Atlanta, Georgia; Captain Harry W. Hill, of the navy war plans division: -Mr. John D. Hickerson, assistant. chief of the State Departments division of European affairs; Captain Forrest I’. Sherman, of the mryy war plans division; Lieutenant-Colonel Joseph McNarney, of the army air Captain Sherman and Colonel McNarnev together represent a. single seat. They will also alternate in the absence of any other member. The Canadian representatives are: Mr. O. M. Biggar, K.C.; Brigadier K. Stuart, deputy chief of the general staff; Captain L. W. Murray, deputychief of the naval staff; Air Commander A A. L. Cuffe, of the Royal Canadian Air Force; Mr. Hugh L. Kennleyside, counsellor in the Department of External Affairs. Mr. Kennleyside will be secretary ot the Canadian section and Mr. Hickerson secretary of the United States secThe joint board will meet for the first time on August 20.

MILITARY ALLIANCE WITH U.S.A.

Move By Britain Denied LONDON, August 22. Official circles deny reports that Britain is seeking a military alliance with Sc United States and that the talks between America and Canada are the prelude to full military accord. In Washington President. Roosevelt conferred for 65 minutes with the As-sistant-Secretary of State, Mr. bymner Welles; the War Secretary, Mr. H. L. Stimson; the Naval Secretary, Colonel Frank Knox; and the AttorneyGeneral, Mr. R. Jackson. No statement has been issued. . An official statement issued m -Montreal after the defence conferences between Canada and Newfoundland announced that confederation of defences between the two Dominions had been completed and stressed that the sovereignty of Newfoundland was not involved Observers believe that United States defence interests were discussed, lliere is evidence that the islanders would welcome American soldiers and maunes if they landed.

EXPORTS BY U.S.A.

British Empire Purchases

WASHINGTON, August 22. British Empire purchases and expanding trade with South America increased United States exports dining the first 10 months of the war by 3a per cent, over the same period last year, despite the loss of important Kurototalled 3,273,000000 dollars from September to the end or June, of which Empire countries bought. 1.235.000,000 dollars worth, comparea with 905,000,000 dollars in the p l ' l ?™’})? year. Latin-America bought (>61,000.000 dollars worth, compared with -161,000,000 dollars. British orders for arms and munitions in July totalled 131,819,000 dollars and Canadian orders 4,465,000 dollars, both being over half the value of similar shipments in the previous six months. . , The House of Representatives passed the Export and Import Bank Increase Bill, which now goes to the Senate.

U.S. MACHINE TOOLS

(Received August 23, 8.10 p.m)

WASHINGTON, August 23.

The House of Representatives passed to the Senate a Bill authorizing the President. to requisition machine tools awaiting shipment abroad