NO HOPE OF SUPPLIES
(1.50 p.m.) BUENOS AIRES Mar. 24. A high Government official has icvealed That the chiefs of the Argentine military purchasing commission in Washington are returning home because the necessities of the war prevent the United States from delivering needed material to Argentina. The commission had hoped to obtain ships, arms, and other war materials. Tim informant emphasised that the North American position was not based on priorities favouring certain countries over others, but strictly on the ground that materials were lacking to send to the non-belligerent nations. Tho onlv war materials which had arrived ‘in the Argentine since the nation began strengthening its defences came from Germany, some of which arrived recently aboard a Spanish ship Afore German material is expected to roach Argentina soon via Spain.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXII, Issue 98, 25 March 1942, Page 6
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131NO HOPE OF SUPPLIES Manawatu Standard, Volume LXII, Issue 98, 25 March 1942, Page 6
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