United States Threatens Food Embargo Over Relief Delays
Washington warned Italy on March 6 that unless relief supplies to the newly formed Jugo Slavic and Czecho Slavic states move promptly, America will halt food shipments to Italy.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1919
Page
7
Washington warned Italy on March 6 that unless relief supplies to the newly formed Jugo Slavic and Czecho Slavic states move promptly, America will halt food shipments to Italy.
Government measures by Italy restrict food shipments to Jugo Slavs and Czecho-Slovaks, causing delays and shortages despite American aid. U.S. deliveries supplied 1918 needs with millions of bushels of wheat and flour and large meat, fish, and sugar imports, while Paris reports chaotic conditions and Britain and France condemn Italy's stance.
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