Churchill's government was criticised for refusing to approve more imports, a policy it ascribed to an acute shortage of shipping. [344] When the British realised the full extent of the famine in September 1943, Churchill ordered the transportation of 130,000 tons of grain and the cabinet agreed to send 200,000 tons by the end of the year. ... More @Wikipedia
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