Already supplied or being supplied
Possibility of further action.
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2. GUNS (OTHER THAN A. A.
(a) 250 75 1.m, mountain guns with pack saddlery with 3,000 rds cach
(b)
100 105 m.m. mountain guns with paok saddlery and 3,000 rds cach
(c)
No pack artillery guns available here or in India.
Heavy guns equivalent to 85.5 m.m. and 155 m,n. 50 of each with tractors, components, spare parts and reconnaissance vehicles and 1,500 rds per gun.
As for Item 2(a)
None of these guns exist.
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Some stocks of this weapon believed to exist in U.S.A. There is a possibility of manufacture in U.S.A. but no guns could materialize for many months.
As for Item 2(a)
Manufacture here, or in U.S.A., would involve serious disturbance with our existing programe. We have serious deficiencies in these classes of weapons and cannot spare Following guns are being reconditioned from captured material and will be shipped to Greece from
any.
Middle East
44 Infantry guns 65/17 m.m. with 10,000 rds. Field guns 75/27 m.m. (se
100
armunition,
see also Item 1(a) for
Field guns 77/28 m.m. with 64,640 rds.
16 Field howitzers 100/17 m.m.
24 Medium guns 105/28 (for ammunition see Item 1(b)
Demanded by Greek Prime Minister
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16 3.7" A.A. guns have been sent with 2,000 ràs per gun.
Middle East not in a position to supply this quantity with their extended commitments. Guns could only be provided from U.K. at expense of our own programme. No guns from U.S.A. manufactured could be expected for many months.
(b) 250 Light mobile A.A. guns with 3,000 rds each.
24
40 m.m. Bofors with 2,000 rds per gun have been sent to Greece.
(c) 250 Mobile A.À. guns with 2,500 rds each.
As for Item 3(b)
(a) 44 Heavy A.A. guns with tractors .and 2,000 rds each.
3. ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS.
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As for Item 3(a)
As for Item 3(b)
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