SALE OF WAR MATERIAL
AMERICAN SENATE INQUIRY AFFAIRS OF SOLEY LTD. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. WASHINGTON, September 10. The Senate Munitions Investigation heard testimony to-day with regard to 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 Ltd., described as “ a semi-official British Surplus Arms Corporation,” and its United States agent, the American Arms Corporation. ' The evidence indicated that Soley Ltd. has, or had, probably 30,000,000 . dollars worth of surplus equipment out of date for the use of modern armies, but suitable for wars between, or revolutions in, small countries. Included in this were thousands of Lewis, Hotchkiss, and Vickers machine guns, Colt pistols, light artillery and other weapons used in recent hostilities in Manchuria, Gran Chaco, and parts of South America. Soley Ltd. did a large business, often supplementing its requirements from American Government surpluses. ■
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Evening Star, Issue 21823, 12 September 1934, Page 9
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153SALE OF WAR MATERIAL Evening Star, Issue 21823, 12 September 1934, Page 9
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