Strachey’s Visit To U.S. ‘Worth While’

Northern Advocate, 14 March 1947, Page 5

Strachey’s Visit To U.S. ‘Worth While’

(Rec. 11 a.m.) _ LONDON, Mar. 13. Upon his arrival from America today the Food Minister (Mr' John trachey) said: “My visit has been well worth while.” Later, at a Press conference, he said he had arranged during his visit to the United States and Canada for supplies of meat which “should be just sufficient” to maintain the present distribution in Britain in the next few months. Britain would also consider the United States’ offer to sell several thousand tons of turkeys at a price which, worked out at much the same as beef. The turkeys probably would be distributed to caterers. The United States had also undertaken to supply from .liifift. more wheat which might exceed 100,000 tons a month. This would be used to build up Britain’s stocks for next winter. The United States would also provide more maize. Mr Strachey added that He touncT nothing during his visit which appeared to endanger the meat or bread ration. The food situation was not easy, but he thought it false to suggest that there was likely, in the next few months, to be a breakdown in any of Britain’s staple supplies. Discussing rising prices in America, Mr Strachey, said United States experts believed that by the next harvest there would be a sharp downward movement.