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THE publication as a "Penguin Special" (price 9d.) of E. R. Stettinius' "Lend-Lease: Weapon for Victory" shortly after its original publication as a substantial work of 358 pages (New York: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd.) is a real service to Anglo-American understanding. Intended originally to facilitate the understanding in the United States of the Lend-Lease Act, it should contribute equally in Britain to the same end. This is important, because, if the new lend-lease agreement with the United States announced in November by the Prime Minister is to be fully understood, it must be remembered that the Lend-Lease Act is for the defence of the United States, and is strictly limited to what is necessary for the effective prosecution of the War by the United States and its Allies. The picture which Mr. Stettinius here paints of the way in which Lend-Lease developed and of the magnitude of the contribution which has been made to victory in Europe in this way is most impressive in its demonstration of the possibilities of collaboration between the United Nations and of the advantages which all might reap from the pooling of economic resources in facing the tasks and problems of peace. At a time when the organization of world order is receiving close attention, it is well that there should be made so widely available such an admirable account of one great experiment in international collaboration which has played a large part in bringing the war in Europe to a successful conclusion. The principle of mutual aid embodied in the Lend-Lease Act and agreements will not come to an end when the war with Japan ends: to it we must also look for the strength to build a world in which freedom and opportunity are secure for all.
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International Collaboration. Nature 156, 78 (1945). https://doi.org/10.1038/156078a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/156078a0