Activities of American munition manufacturers and dealers in supplying Nazi units in this country with rifles and other military equipment as recently revealed by the Congressional committee investigating Nazi and other un-American activities in the United States, are expected to receive the attention of the Senate armament inquiry committee.
This was seen following revelations before the Senate committee that American armaments were being smuggled into Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty.
Over the week-end the probers studied testimony given last Friday on the movement of American-made guns into Germany, with a view to going more deeply into the matter, to uncover complete details. Of particular interest to the committee is the question as to whether American arms manufacturers knew directly or indirectly at the time the shipments were made if the arms were eventually destined for Germany.
Arms traffic within the United States is included in the scope of the Committee’s investigation. This includes the trade in revolvers, rifles and machine guns in gangland. Since the McCormack committee has received testimony that Nazi and similar groups are known to be equipped with rifles and have carried on military drills, it is expected that the Senate committee also will look into these charges.
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