MARTINIQUE’S POSITION
FOOD SUPPLIES SUSPENDED (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) WASHINGTON, March 8 Asked concerning food shipments to Martinique, the United States Under-Secretary of State, Mr Sumner Welles, said these shipments were suspended in November when North Africa was invaded. The only cargo sent there then was a small shipment of coal. Questioned why food supplies had been suspended, Mi Welles said journalists should draw their own conclusions. Commenting on Mr Welles’ announcement, the Associated Press says it is a showdown on the status of Martinique. The 170,000 tons of merchant shipping in the Caribbean Sea arc apparently being forced by the withholding of food supplies. Before the invasion of North Africa, Admiral Robert agreed to the demilitarisation of the French warships at Martinique and economic discussions proceeded, but they were never completed.
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Waikato Times, Volume 132, Issue 21982, 10 March 1943, Page 3
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