DEFENCE COMMISSION

Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 49, 26 August 1940, Page 7

DEFENCE COMMISSION

U.S. MEMBERS MEET MR. ROOSEVELT PRESENT WASHINGTON, August 24. United States members of the Cana-dian-American Defence Commission heard President Roosevelt's views re-1 garding the work confronting them, j They will leave on .Sunday for Ottawa, j where the first joint meeting will be held on Monday. The Mayor of New York, Mr. La Guardia, took the chair. Mr. Roosevelt addressed members briefly, after which members adjourned to a conference room for an hour's discussion. At the conclusion, Mr. La Guardia said: "The United States members of j the Commission met the President, and he outlined his views on the situation. Members then went into separate ses- j sion to discuss procedure. We shall leave tomorrow for Ottawa for a meeting with Canadian members." The War Secretary, Mr. H. A. Stimson, and the Naval Secretary, Colonel F. Knox. were also present when members met Mr. Roosevelt. MEETING OF CABINET. President Roosevelt and Cabinet met yesterday for two hours. It is reported that the proposed transfer of destroyers to Britain was considered and also j the leasing of British possessions in the i Western Hemisphere. All the members of the Jabinet declined to comment, except the Attor-ney-General, Mr. R. Jackson who. in replying to a question, regarding the legality of the transferring of the destroyers, said: "No opinion has been asked." Senator Walsh has introduced a resolution for the summoning of the Senate, to which the Secretary of War. Mr. H. L. Stimson, should make a confidential report on the state of the national defences for consideration and debate at a secret session. Mr. Jesse Jones has announced that the Reconstruction Finance Corporation has approved loans of 10,500,000 dollars to the Boeing Aircraft Company, and 18,587,855 dollars to the Bendix Aviation Corporation, for aircraft plant expansion