Alleged U.S. Refusal Of Hospital Supplies Denied in Australia

Grey River Argus, 24 March 1947, Page 5

Alleged U.S. Refusal Of Hospital Supplies Denied in Australia

(Rec. 6.30). BRISBANE, March 23

Dr. Julius, who is acting as superintendent of Brisbane general hospital, told a meeting of the Australian Russian Society that the United States medical authorities refused to supply radio-active phosphorus to the Brisbane general hospital. He said this material is used in the treatment of patients suffering from leukaemia. Dr. Julius said that a large hospital within a hundred miles of Brisbane had been advised by a responsible American authority that America was tired of supporting the British Empire, and that it was about time that the Empire got these things for itself. The American authorities both in Sydney and in Brisbane deny the allegations of Dr. Julius, and they state that the American Consulate has instructions to pass on to the Control Committee in the United States any requests for atomic by-products or for similar drugs.