Up to October 1st of this year, the total orders placed
 
in the United States for the accorout of the British Govermment
 
amounted to $1,600,000,000 and additional orders ready to be
 
placed approximate another $3,239,000,000.  Of the $1,600,000,000
 
of orders already placed, $227,000,000 represents capital com-
 
mitments for the purposes of plant expansion, personnel train-
 
ing, and the like. A capital commitment of $100,000,000
 
has been allocated to the aircraft industry alone, while the
 
remainder of $1S?,000,000 has been committed for expanding the
 
facilities of powder, ammuitions,band other industrial enter-
 
prises engaged upon the production of war material.
 
     The British Goverrment as of October 1st has placed
 
orders for more than 11,000 airplanes and 27,000 engines. Ad-
 
ditional orders to be placed by the British Goverrment for air-
 
craft and engines equal those already outstanding.
 
     With respect to other war materiel the British have
 
already placed orders for 68,489 tons of explosives and pro-
 
pellants; 1,105,000,000 rounds of small arms ammunition; and
 
254,117 small arms of various types, as well as for other items
 
including tanks, tank engines, small boats, marine engines, and
 
raw materials, especially iron and steel. In addition to the
 
foregoing, the British Government is in the process of placing