BRITISH PURCHASES
U.S. MACHINE TOOLS CONTROLLED BUYING (British Official Wireless.) Reed. 9 a.m. RUGBY, May 27. With the object of obtaining the maximum possible deliveries of machine tools from the United States, with the minimum possible upset of prices and delivery dates, the controller of these goods at the Ministry of Supply has made arrangements, coming into effect on June 17, by which purchases of all new tools for British needs will be made by the British Supply Board in Canada and the United States. At the same time orders in Britain must be sponsored by a Government department, public utility company, or local authority.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20259, 29 May 1940, Page 4
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