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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 13, 1941
Page
3
A fragmentary report outlines urgent post-war export policy concerns focusing on monetary mechanisms for trade, neutral open markets, and maintaining exports to capacity. It discusses protection against imports, trade balances, andDominions involvement while warning of risks from dictatorship and foreign influence.
A fragmented dispatch reports Kasino Mara sailing plans for Japan with cargo work noted and a possible departure tomorrow. The message references Sydney and delays or changes affecting the voyage while preserving limited names and provisional details from the original source.
A garbled Melbourne report states New Guinea obligations were discussed. The fragment mentions Mr McDonalay and Walter MeNtcoit in reference to debts, notes, and administration, with unclear figures and contexts.
Mr Marwick MP stated profiteering in wartime should be punished as a minor offence rather than a serious crime. He argued that the impact on the war effort requires a tempered approach to penalties.
The Parliamentary Committee heard evidence on profiteering in war industry led by Acting Prime Minister Me McCarthy and Mr Marwick. They examined steel and aviation instrument production by Amalgamated Wireless and Australian war firms, noting concerns over prices, labor costs, and potential penalties. The inquiry compared wartime price rises with past wars and pledged further evidence today.
Cairo dispatch notes Tobruk is serviced better than front lines with fewer supply bottlenecks and no congestion. An English captain on leave observes Axis forces slow to move, while Allied air and naval actions strike enemy positions and landing grounds.
London dispatch reports that General Franco decreed the release of 1400 political prisoners. The message from Madrid confirms the act as part of a broad liberalizing gesture amid the ongoing civil conflict.
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