Already supplied or being supplied
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Possibility of further action.
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SMALL ARMS.
(a) 3,000 machine guns (preferably 7.92 n.m.) with pack saddlery and 30,000 rounds per machine gun.
(b) 5,000 machine gun rifles (preferably 7.92 m.m.) with spares and 10,000 rounds each.
100 .303" Tickers M.G's. and 1,000 .303" Hotchkiss| M.G's. have been sent to Greece.
150 captured machine guns with 4,750 rounds per gun have been sent from Middle East not known.
calibre
1,000 Thompson Sub-Machine guns have been sent. 250 captured light machine guns with 1,500 rounds each have been sent from Middle rst.
No machine guns of this calibre are manufactured in U.K. or U.S.A. No capacity could be made available in either country without seriously interfering with our own i.G. production for aircraft and no deliveries could in any case mature for many months.
Only British equivalent is the Bren Gun. These could only be supplied at the expense of our own equipment.
Our present deficiencies in Brens are some 17,000 at Home.
Light Automatics could probably be obtained from U.S.l. in time.
Demanded by Greek Prime Minister
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6. RAW MATERIALS.
(a) 3,000 tons of brass in discs for manufacture of cartridge cases.
(b) 600 tons of metal for
manufacture of projectile sheaths.
223 tons brass cupro-nickel cups have been shipped and should reach Greece by the Middle of March. At least 45 tons in addition are about to be shipped now.
250 tons of 6" shell steel despatched in December and have arrived. 2,750 tons 611 shell steel shipped mid January. 4,000 tons other sizes assorted being shipped now or in next following ship.
4,000 tons 75 and 105 m.m. awaiting shipment in U.S.A.
The balance of this requirement can be met in monthly instalments of about 400 tons.
This should satisfy demands for several months.
In view of shipping problems, further supplies should be arranged in U.S.A.
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