English Translation

- 2 - Oh The American Maritime Committee approved yesterday the sale of 4 more merchant ships to England. The Aüsschuss intends to offer England over the next few days a further l5 ships that are not needed by the USA. These ships form part of the 63 merchant ships built during the previous war in the US. Apart from that, England has already taken all necessary measures to build new ships in the USa. The order for the construction of initially 6o cargo steamers was already awarded in the USAå. During yesterday's day the British Air Force attacked the German airports in northern France. During the night the air activity was hindered by the bad weather. Explosions and fires were caused in Ludwigshafen and Mannheim. A blast furnace plant in Essen and the port of Dunkirchen were attacked, A British machine is missing. The British aircraft will now be equipped with a cannon. This innovation has been going on for some time now and some of the enemy machines that have been shot down in recent times have fallen victim to this new weapon. The US reports that Engiand is providing the new American long-tube 37 mm cannons that have a particularly devastating effect. With these cannon are the American ? - Hunting machines equipped with an hourly speed of 8oo km. The British Air Force should also receive a number of these planes. SENDER MOSCOW /Russian/: A Belgrade newspaper announces that in the first few months of this year 2,852,405 t of goods were exported from Yugoslavia and imported to Yugoslavia 1,096.l60 t of merchandise. Reuter announces the financial agreement between England and Spain: As it is stated in key London circles, it is convinced that the US government was informed of the intentions of England. Press releases that the agreement was only provisional and that a large-scale trade agreement was to be signed later on do not have any basis. Reuter: At present the daily British war expenses amount to 12.876.o00 pounds. G Reuter : Attlee replied in the House of Commons to a written request that the Prime Minister does not intend to include representatives of the Dominions in the War Cabinet at present. United Press: US exports have increased from 295 million dollars in September to 343 million dollars of October. Most of the exports went to England, Canada and Japan. Imports, especially those from the South American countries, have also increased. United Press from Washington: Control of tin exports is to be introduced. Most of these exports have so far gone to Japan. -3 -