POOLING SCHEME

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20385, 23 October 1940, Page 7

POOLING SCHEME

EMPIRE RESOURCES SUPPLY CONFERENCE COMMON WAR AIMS HELP FOR BRITAIN (Reed. Oct. 23, 9 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 21. The Delhi correspondent of The Times says: “The eastern group supply conference marks a new stage in* British political evolution, because the commonwealth’s sister countries are assuming the responsibility of collaborating as a unit supporting the British war effort' when the Mother Country is preoccupied with her own peculiai problems. “The vast resources of British countries east of Suez will be organised on a full war basis under a scheme aimed at. making the participating countries self-supporting for war purposes, the deficiencies of one being made up from the resources of the others. While this will benefit the whole commonwealth, special consideration is being <given to the immediate needs of Britain. India’s Arms Expansion “The Roger Mission, which has made a month’s survey of the Indian industrial field, will be associated with the conference, thus simplifying the relation of India’s arms expansion to the .capacities of the other commonwealth countries and the wider strategical requirements of the British forces in the East and Near East.” The Daily Telegraph says: “The conference will not be protracted. A standing committee will later be formed to facilitate the smooth working of the supply scheme. Discussion on general economic questions is being rigorously excluded. The chief items affected are munitions, including motor vehicles, clothing, equipment, engineering stores, precision instruments, drugs, medicines, food, petrol, oil, lubricants, and naval construction and aircraft.”