Show LEASES SIGNED FOR BASE SITES WASHINGTON March 27 WV- WV President Roosevelt sent to congress congress congress con con- gress Thursday newly signed agreements agree agree- a agreements ree- ree ments transferring naval and air airbase airbase airbase base sites to the United States in seven British possessions In the western hemisphere for American defense from attack An agreement will be signed later for the site in the Bahamas the eighth of the group involved In last last Septembers September's destroyer-base destroyer trade wh when the United States authorIties authorities authorities au au- decide on a definite loca loca- tion The agreements which do not require congressional approval were submitted for the information of ot the senate and house In his brief transmittal message the president said these bases are for American defense against attack attack attack at at- tack and their construction is consistent consistent consistent con con- with such defense International deve developments lop men t s since my message to the congress of If September 3rd last have emphasized emphasized emphasized em em- the value to the western hemisphere of these outposts of security se security security se- se the message added Year 99 Rights Giving the United States year 99 leasing rights for bases in the seven seven seven sev sev- en British territories the agreements agreements agreements agree agree- ments were signed in London on Thursday They are in Newfoundland Newfoundland Newfoundland Newfound Newfound- land Bermuda Jamaica St. St Lucia Trinidad Antigua and British Guiana Gui Gui- ana The leasing rights in six of the territories were in exchange for 50 destroyers of World war vintage already transferred to Great Brit Brit- ain Those in Newfoundland and Bermuda were gifts gifts from the British government 1 The signed documents provide that the agreement shall be fulfilled fulfilled fulfilled ful filled in a spirit of good neighborliness neighborliness neighbor- neighbor liness between the American and British governments and details of Its practical application shall be arranged by friendly cooperation It was said authoritatively that the United States obtained the base locations desired by its military experts experts experts ex ex- ex- ex in every instance Winant Churchill Sign Signing for the United States were Ambassador John G. G Winant Charles Fah Fahy Harry J. J Malony and Harold Biesemeier the latter three I experts sent to London to complete the negotiations and for Britain were Prime Minister Winston Churchill Lord Cranborne dominions domin domin- ions ons secretary and Lord Moyne colonial secretary A special censorship agreement I was reached applicable especially to Bermuda where mail passing between the United States and Europe Europe Europe Eu Eu- rope is censored by British ties Under this mall mail to and from United States post offices in the base areas will not be subject to British censorship but the United States will examine all official non-official mail of this nature to safeguard British interests In a protocol to the agreement Canadas Canada's special interest in the defense defense de de- de- de of Newfoundland was |