Three power conference ends with wartime supply pact
Britain and the United States agreed to supply the Soviet Union with war materials in exchange for raw materials at a brief three power conference. The joint statement praised mutual aid and pledged traffic expansion while Stalin expressed thanks for supplies of tools and munitions. The talks envisioned postwar security and a unified effort against Nazi tyranny. The Russian communique highlighted mutual understanding and cooperation among the three powers.
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Moscow
Great Britain
United States
Lord Beaverbrook
Britain
W. Averell Harriman
Roosevelt
Stalin
Must Join Forces United States British Union To Ensure Peace
United States secretary of the navy Frank Knox urged a U S Britain alliance to create a lasting system of international law. He told the American Bar Association that seven power cooperation could prevent a future war and that the United States must be ready to fight abroad rather than on its own soil.
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United States
Knox Indianapolis
Navy
Frank Knox
Britain
American Bar Association
Great Britain
Loss of over 170 planes in Moscow bombing attempts
Soviet reports claim German air squadrons including the Condor legion have lost more than 170 aircraft during two months of bombing attempts on Moscow. Col. A yin stated this in an article published by Pravda, the Communist party organ.
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Moscow
Condor Legion
A. Yin
Pravda
Communist Party
A Strong Base at Reykjavik Iceland Arrives Troops
A U S army infantry artillery engineers signal ordnance and medical units arrive with vast equipment to form a formidable base in Reykjavik. Maj Gen Bonesteel notes skis snowshoes and Gar rifles for every man as Maj Gen Curtis remains in command of British and American forces. Arrival of naval and marine forces announced July 7 with nurses arriving September 25. British troops blend in as winter looms. base likened to a Gibraltar of the north.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
United States Army
Orth
Charles H. Bonesteel
U.S
H. O. Curtis
Army Air Corps
Break Island
Gibraltar
London youths press to keep recreation centres open
Seven hundred members of the Young Peoples Keep-Fit League petition the government to keep winter recreation centres open despite nightly air raids. They state they would rather die happily at a dance than perish in a tugout. The King approves removal of 20 tons of Buckingham Palace fences and gates for scrap to aid tank production and national war effort.
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London
Young Peoples Keep-Fit League
Buckingham Palace
Ministry of Works and Buildings
New Car Sales Rise 45 Percent in August Ottawa
Despite new taxes and gasoline rules, August sales of new motor vehicles in Canada climbed 45 percent from a year earlier. The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reported the gain, with 2432 units noted in the Ottawa area.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada to mass produce Mosquito fighter plane
Canada will soon produce the first De Havilland Mosquito fighter plane equipped with a Rolls Royce engine at the Detroit plant before overseas deployment. A large order has been placed with the De Havilland Aircraft Co for the new aircraft.
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Canada
Toronto
de Haviland Aircraft Co
Rolls-Royce
Detroit
British Ships Undergo Repairs in U S Yards
Three British vessels are in U S yards for maintenance. The 9,400 ton cruiser Manchester is at Philadelphia for a general refit per Rear Admiral A. E. Watson. The destroyer Firedrake and merchant cruiser California are reported in Boston for repairs.
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United States
Pandelonia
Manchester
Philadelphia
A. E. Watson
Navy Department
Washington
Firedrake
California
Boston
RAF Destroyed 658 German Fighters Since February
Air Minister Sir Archibald Sinclair told a Middlesbrough audience that since last February 1 the Royal Air Force had destroyed 658 German fighter planes in offensive operations over enemy territory and had lost 428 planes and 374 pilots. He said RAF sorties over northwest France pinned down large German fighter forces that otherwise would be used against Russia.
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Middlesbrough
Eng
Archibald Sinclair
Middlesrough
Royal Air Force
RAF
France
Russia
Indians Prosper, Catch Good, Fur Market Strong In Canada
About 120000 Indians in Canada are better off financially after lean years. Indian affairs officials cite a good Pacific fish catch and a strong fur market as helping factors. Dr H W McGill notes several hundred Indians have joined fighting forces, continuing World War I service by tribal members.
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Ottawa
Canada
Indian Affairs Department
H.W. McGill
Pacific
Munitions Pour Into Cairo Amid War Supply Surge
United States war supplies flood into the Middle East and strain Egypt ports. More than twenty American ships have arrived with planes tanks and merchandise, while British Danish Dutch and other fleets unload troops and cargoes from Britain and the Empire.
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United States
Cairo
Middle East
Egypt
Netherlands
Britain
British Empire
Airgraph System Planned Between Canada and Britain
Postmaster General Mullock announced steps to establish an airgraph system linking Canada and Great Britain. Messages would be written on special forms, photographed on film, mailed to Britain, enlarged, and delivered. The plan targets communications between Canadians and troops overseas at a rate of 10 cents per word.
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Canada
Britain
Ottawa
Mulock
Great Britain
Near East
British guest children in Canada favor staying in Dominion
Mrs T M Snow of Ottawa, sole English rep on the children's overseas reception board, said in an interview here that about half of the British guest children in Canada have decided they want to spend the rest of their lives in the Dominion.
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Canada
Edmonton
The
Dominion
T. M. Snow
Ottawa
Children's
Overseas Reception Board
Ottawa cuts output of electrical goods by a quarter
Canada orders a 25 percent production cut in radios refrigerators stoves vacuum cleaners and washing machines to prioritize war needs. The move targets steel and materials for essential war production and limits consumer goods while setting up advisory committees with industry cooperation.
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Ottawa
Department of Munitions and Supply
Alan H. Williamson
R. C. Berkinahaw
Wartime Industries Control Board
Canada
Howe
Mr. Howe
Williamson
Canada may evacuee more nationals from Japan
The Department of External Affairs reports deteriorating Japanese British relations and says Canada may quickly evacuate more Canadians from Japan. Most are Catholic and Protestant missionaries. Officials hope to repatriate all who will leave on a vessel Britain has dispatched to Nippon. no sign of worsening Canada Japan ties despite credits freeze.
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Ottawa
Department of External Affairs
Canada
Japan
Britain
Nippon
Tokyo
Dominion
Gasoline Grades Limited to Two in Toronto
An announcement from the Oil Controller G R Cottrelle states that restricting automobile gasoline to two grades will not affect the supply needed for gasoline lamps and stoves.
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Toronto
G. R. Cottrelle
Commons Approve Large War Credit for Britain
The House of Commons in committee approved a further supplementary vote of 4.45 billion dollars for war purposes. The measure does not commit immediate spending but grants the government the legal authority and power to draw funds as needed for the war effort.
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London
House of Commons
the Commons
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