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The Ypsilanti Daily Press
Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan
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On Nov. 24, the White House announced US Army troops will occupy Dutch Guiana to secure bauxite mines supplying 60% of US aluminum needs, after consultations with the Dutch government in exile and Brazil. Troops to withdraw post-danger or war end.
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The decision to send American troops into South America Dutch possessions was reached after consultation with the Dutch government in exile in London in which the Brazilian government concurred.
The mines involved supply 60 per cent of the United States' requirement for aluminum.
The White House said that the American troops would be withdrawn "as soon as the present danger to mines is removed and at the latest at conclusion of hostilities."
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Dutch Guiana
Event Date
Nov. 24
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american troops to be withdrawn as soon as the present danger to mines is removed and at the latest at conclusion of hostilities.
Event Details
The White House announced that a consignment of United States Army troops will occupy Dutch Guiana to assure safety of the bauxite mines there. The decision was reached after consultation with the Dutch government in exile in London, with concurrence from the Brazilian government. The mines supply 60 per cent of the United States' requirement for aluminum.