Far East oil and war plans stall on vision and delay
Negotiations drift amid grand markets and warnings of blank shipping. Plans for synthetic production were discussed in 1940 cabinet meetings, but London dismissed Singapore’s fall as unlikely. Roosevelt concentrates on war leadership, relying on Marshall and the cabinet while bartering leases with Britain. Brazil hampers Axis submarines, placing penal colonies under federal control to block operations near Dakar and Natal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Fisk
London
Singapore
Brazil
Rio
Dakar
Natal
Air France
Waly
Fernando Neranda
Washington
South Atlantic
Pacific
New York Gr it voices anger over allied leadership in war
New York readers condemn the wartime strategy, arguing the United States fritters away troops and ships by ceding control to foreign chiefs. They criticize splitting forces, placing U.S. units under British and Dutch command, and fear loss of ships and lives while praising MacArthur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Java
Pershing
Lloyd George
Clemenceant
A.E.F
India
Burma
Australia
The
Indies
China
Africa
Northern
Ireland
Iceland
Hart
Helfrich
Kiel
Cologne
R.A.F
Rhineland
War Readiness and Axis Strategy Across Industries and Politics
A broad wartime briefing analyzes U S steel output and labor strikes, noting large gains in potential capacity but losses from coke, scrap, and delivery delays. It contrasts industrial resilience with Allied air raids and evaluates RAF strategy against German targets. It also reports Middle East diplomacy shifts as Nahas Pasha replaces a pro-Axis premier under pressure from Britain and the United States, highlighting shifts in Rome Berlin Vichy influence and Eritrean base implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Steel Corporation
America
Japan
Great Britain
United States
Hitler
Middle East
Cairo
Farouk
New York
Rome
Berlin
Vichy
Marshal Rommel
Wile
Auchinleck
U.S
Alexander C. Kirk
Nahas Pasha
Mediterranean
Eritrea
Africa
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Rooseele
Army
Navy
F. DB. R
Welles
Nox
Stimson
Capi 1 Hill
Legislative Branch
Harry Opkins
White Ouse
W. . Beers
Lend-Lease
Messrs, Knox
Jimson
Roosevelt
Marshall
Ing
Hurechill
Desirc
Selung Southen Dairies
Sealcest, Inc
Ben
John Larrymore
Nbl
Altes
Tive
Tom
Beth Ladies
Rena
Atc
Eplica
Efirds
Aca
MTA
Att R Reem In & Capen
Ecru
Punjab
New Millinery
Kenmaor
Bemberg
Efird
Misses Coats
Kid
Gabardine
Hanes
Efird’ ‘S Department
South Main
Happy Kids
Oxfords
High Point, N.C
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