SUEZ CANAL TOLLS

Timaru Herald, Volume CLVIII, Issue 23260, 23 July 1945, Page 6

SUEZ CANAL TOLLS

; United States Seek Relief LONDON, July 20. The Itiilcd States is pressing Britain for relief from Suez (’anal ' tolls on .American ships re-deploy-I ing forces ! » the Pacific. I rhe Foreign Economic Administra- ; lion disclosed that the United States ! Government re-. ral times asked 1 Britain to absorb the Suez Canal I charges under reverse Lz-nd-Lease, bill | Britain declined on the around that I the lolls must be paid in Egyptian i pounds. | It was pointed out that tiie United States too’; al! Panama canal charges ion British shins under Lend-Lease, and these charges now totalled 9.000.000 dollars. Tiie United Stales had paid 11.345.000 dollars in Suer, Canal lolls since January 1. 1945. A tribute to the manner in which Britain never b-l down the American forces with essential smmlies under reverse IW-’ wo'- was mil bv MajorGeneral H. IJ. Savior, chief United States Ord 'me'" Officer in Europe, at j a Press conference. No It (I Tape •■'Jo r*'d i'l' !' cvm- clogged the wheels. 1 )f|.‘wrr'* always nromnt and the Am rice ns cot what they needed.” he ■aid. '■’l?'' A’.u ri •;>i’s al one time had 11 I ammunition depo’s in England. disI nersed c.vf'r anproximafelv 1009 square | mhev ith 401) mibs of roads. Bril Eh .smmlies. including 150.000 I \ i’(. . saved 327.000 snip tons between Jun- 1942. and D-Day. Other : irmlies provided to Amcrban I'rrers bv Britain included 110.000.000 rounds ol small-arms ammunition. -Of).000 mines, ‘2.000 000 grenades. 1.000.000 round;; o f artillery ammunilion 40.000.000 feet n f weldin- rod. of steel, brass and" older Th.e American Arm” of O -cii )albm would i" lulurc nol be -upporled from the British Isles. hr mid. Already the Americans had reduced 435.000 tom of ammunition Conn in t?»- United Kf\dom Io only 10.009 Io 15,000 tons.