Show 1 jUP SUPPLIES PLIES FOR THE distressed j initial shipments of lend lease goods 1 have ave arrived at the french islands of martinique and guadaloupe to relieve the e distressed population As far back s may 1943 the lend lease aimin it iteration ration had been directed by president roosevelt through the navy and cute lite departments to build up erner emer tency ency food reserves for the carridean Carrl Carri bean acea ea so that when admiral georges fobert robert capitulated two shipments of goods floods were immediately dispatched these liese shipments consisted of approximately tons of es essential sentil goods including clouding evaporated milk flour salt ish ifie cheese ese edible oils dehy dehydrated rate vege vegetables vitamins medical supplies I 1 soap matches thread ae eed edles les cotton textiles for clothing ind aid lubricating oil A report from fort de dc france capital ital of martinique indicates that the supplies have been anth enthusiastically call y re peeved lend lease materials are distributed bough through local importers and retailers neither neither speculation nor profiteering Is li permitted french authorities have isgreen agreed to establish ceiling prices and furthermore to see that supplies up plies are apportioned portioned ip fairly throughout the islands blands so that the smaller towns receive their share |