Hull details 1940 destroyers and bases deal with Britain
Cordell Hull recalls summer 1940 talks with Britain's Lothian and Churchill on selling destroyers or leasing bases in the Caribbean and Atlantic. He lays out constitutional hurdles, the compromise to split leases, and the coordinated White House, State Department, and Justice inputs that tied naval aid to base access, shaping a pivotal World War II policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
High Seas
Lord Lothian
White Sulphur Springs
Fane
Leckem
Congress
Lothian
White House
Mysi
Individus
Mr. Roosevelt
Green H. Hackworth
State Department
Townsend
Department of Justice
Hackworth
Alt
Churchill
Newfoundland
Bermuda
Britain
Caribbean
Panama Canal
Boston
Washington
Hull
Four Marines Held Await Parley for Release
A wartime informant claims Chinese Communists will use a neutral delegate to arrange for the release of four American marines held in Haiyang. Capt. Bristow, who met the Reds, says the captives are safe and want transfer to a ship. U S Navy and Ambassador Stuart are to meet in Beijing within a day to discuss next steps. The four captives are Cpl William Pollard, Pvt Carroll Dickerson, Pvt Robert Hert, and Pvt Thomas Kapodistria. one of five held was reported to have fatally suicided.
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Bhanghal
Ingtao
John Bristow
Shantung
Haiyang
Bristow
Adm
Charles M. Conke
U. S
Western Pacific
John Leighton Stuart
Wanking
Cooke
Dristow
Charles J. Brayton Jr
Governors Island
N.Y
Cpl
Willitm L. Pollard
Worthy
Carrol W. Dickerson
Olathe
Nan
Robert Hert
Pittsburgh
Thomas Kapodistria
Buffalo
Truman Urges Mayors Back Antiinflation Plan
President Truman addressed the United States Conference of Mayors urging 2350 American cities to back his antiinflation program and a long term housing bill. He warned that rising living costs threaten millions of families and called on Congress to act to curb inflation. Chester Bowles proposed a federal program to curb the recession linked to past policy errors, noting signs of a second boom and bust cycle as grain and other prices fell, with possible temporary recovery if markets regain confidence.
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CO Pulchese
Britain
Haring
Havana
Lothian and Cabling
Churchill
Joan
Reynaud
France
Atlantic
Congress
Chief of Naval Operations
Lothian
English Channel
Wafe
Aly Bages
Central and
South America
Bermuda
Newfoundland
Lothians
United States
Washington
White Sulphur Springs
State Department
Welles
Brittain
Truman
New York
United States Conference of Mayors
Chester Bowles
OPA
Oayors
Manila Cops Nab Man Trundling TNT
In the Tondo district Manila police arrested Luis Lucy, 32, as he trundled 200 cans of TNT through a crowded street. Lucy claimed he was delivering the explosive to a policeman he knew and planned to surrender it.
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Manila
Tondo
Luis Lucy
Lucy
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Coryhail
Allinwice, Tne
Robert J. Jackson
British Isles
Gerovan
British Islands
London
Anagua
Knox
Stark
Pp. m
Hyde Park
Casuelly Company
Garfield
Beagle Ad
Blanco Sales & Service
Blanco
Izzy
San Pedro
Eern
Arthur Murray
Miss McGee
E. Pecan St
Westinghouse Laundromat
West
Commerce Street
Telephone
Howdy Rell
Judy
TNT
Griffin
Cadv
Bist
Flores ST
Gar
Kerotkin
W. Commerce ST
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