DUTCH GUIANA
U.S. AID IN DEFENCE CONTINGENT FOR AREA GUARD BAUXITE MINES (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Preas Assn.) (Reed. Nov. 25, 2 p.m.) WASHINGTON, Nov. 24. With reference to the announcement that an American Army contingent is being sent to Dutch Guiana (Surinam), a White House statement said that the bauxite mines at Surinam furnish upwards of GO per cent of the requirements of the United States’ aluminium industry, which is vital to the defence of the Western Hemisphere and the nations resisting aggression.' It is therefore necessary for the safety of these mines to be as completely assured as the present conditions demand. Normally, the Netherlands Government would draw on the Netherlands East Indies’ forces to strengthen the defences of Guiana, but in view of the present situation in the south-western Pacific, it is thought inadvisable to follow that course. As a result of consultations with the Netherlands authorities, it was agreed that an American Army contingent should go to Surinam to co-operate with the Netherlands forces.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20623, 26 November 1941, Page 9
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