AMERICANS SUPPLIED

Greymouth Evening Star, 25 July 1945, Page 5

AMERICANS SUPPLIED

BRITISH WAR OUTPUT. LONDON, July 21. A tribute to the manner in which Britain never let down the American forces with essential supplies under reverse lend-lease was paid by MajorGeneral H. B. Sayler, Chief United States Ordnance Officer in Europe, at a Press conference. “No red tape ever clogged the wheels, and deliveries were always prompt,” he said. “The Americans got what they needed. At one time we had 11 ammunition depots in England dispersed over approximately 1000 sqare miles with 400 miles of roads. British supplies, including 150,000 tyres saved 327,000 ship tons between June, 1942, and D-Day.” Other supplies provided for the American forces by Britain included 110,000,000 rounds of small arms ammunition, 2,500,000 mines, 2,000.000 grenades 1,000.000 rounds of artillery ammunition. 40,000,000 feet of welding rod, 31,500.0001 b of steel, brass and other metals. The American Army of occupation would, in future, not be supported from the British Isles. ,Al- - the Americans had reduced 485.000 tons of ammunition and .stores in the United Kingdom to only 10,000 to 15,000.