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What was the Destroyers-for-Bases Deal?

Introduction The destroyers-for-bases deal was an agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom on 02 September 1940, during World War II, according to which 50 Caldwell, Wickes, and Clemson-class US Navy destroyers were transferred to the Royal Navy from the US Navy in exchange for land rights on British possessions. Generally referred to… Read More

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What was the British Purchasing Commission?

Introduction The British Purchasing Commission was a United Kingdom organisation of the Second World War. Also known at some time as the “Anglo-French Purchasing Board”, it was based in New York City, where it arranged the production and purchase of armaments from North American manufacturers. After the 1940 French Surrender it became the ‘British Purchasing… Read More

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What was Cash and Carry (US)?

Introduction Cash and Carry was a policy by US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt announced at a joint session of the United States Congress on 21 September 1939, subsequent to the outbreak of war in Europe. It replaced the Neutrality Act of 1937, by which belligerents could purchase only nonmilitary goods from the United States as… Read More