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has made clear to the French people the fact that our treat-
ment of France has been generous, both positively and relatively.
(2) The Amerioan people have been asked to accept sub-
stantial reductions in their food requiroments in order to
supply the liberated areas and, particularly, France.
(a) Fata and oils may serve as one example.
Our
pre-war consumption of edible oils and fata averaged
48 pounds per espita annually. In 1944 this amount was
reduced to 42 pounda per capita. Control ordera have
now been issued to accomplish a further subetantial re-
duction to 36 pounda per capita, in order to supply
805,000 tons, from all sources, including the United
States, for the supply of liberated areas. In this con-
nection, it may be of interest to the President to know
that the French have already lifted an allocation of
25,000 tons of lard from this country and that lonnet
yosterday eaked for an advance of 20,000 tons against
the last half-year's allocation. The French have also
lifted e considerable part of their soybean allogation
from this country.
(b) augar. The per capita annual consumption of
augar has bean reduced from 89 pounds last year to
70.8 this year, in order to nake 805,000 tons available
to the liberated areas, principally France. Details
are as follows: household consumption has been out from
20 to 15 pounds par year. Home eanning has been out
from 20 to 15 pounds per yoar. Institutional use has
been reduced by 18 percent. It is planned to out
induntrial use by 25 percent by June 1.
ARCHIVES AND the
to
Acting Secretary
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