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The U.S. transfer of 50 old destroyers geven to Britain in exchange for the use of eight British Atlantic bases.
destroyers for bases agreement
United States and Great Britain
Destroyers for Bases Agreement
The Destroyers for Bases Agreement was reached in September of 1940. Roosevelt sent destroyer ships to Churchill in exchange for the use of rent free British bases.
British overseas bases.
Roosevelt's compromise for helping Britain as he could not sell Britain US destroyers without defying the Neutrality Act; Britain received 50 old but still serviceable US destroyers in exchange for giving the US the right to build military bases on British Islands in the Caribbean.
50 old destroyers
50 old destroyers
50 old destroyers
Military Bases
Roosevelt was determined to aid Churchill by giving him some old destroyers, but was binded by the Neutrality Act. Roosevelt found a loophole in the provision of the Neutrality Act that required cash purchases. In exchange for the right to build American bases on British-controlled Newfoundland, Bermuda, and islands in the Caribbean, Roosevelt sent 50 old American destroyers to Britain.