World War II Lend-Lease Agreement

Question: I understand that the Lend Lease loans totalling $7 billion between Britain and the U.S. were paid off in January, 2007. Can you confirm this? - Omnivorous

Yes it is true and it was made before 2007 set foot into history. A payment of $83.25 million (£42.43 million) was made on Dec. 29, finally fulfilling the financial obligations of Britain to the United States after 61 years. The funds were used by Britain to fight Germany during World War II.

Source: Manchester.com

Who was Tyler Kent?

Question: Who was Tyler Kent and what role did he play in British history?

Tyler Kent was a code and cipher clerk at the US Embassy in London in 1940. With evidence that he was leaking out classified information, they took custody of him. When he was arrested in that year, his flat contained hundreds of documents including controversial correspondence between President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill which Tyler found at the US Embassy.

Bryan Clough recently wrote a book about this conspiracy and one of the passages provide an interesting preview.

"...after all the stories and speculation, here at last was proof positive that Kent had been telling the truth: Churchill and Roosevelt had been in correspondence about the Lend-Lease (or Lease-Lend) formula months before Roosevelt had supposedly conceived the idea, after his re-election."

"Consequently, Kent’s knowledge of Roosevelt’s pre-war commitments was the only reason for his having been tried in secret and incarcerated during the war; and the assumption that ‘the full correspondence’ between Churchill and Roosevelt had previously been made public is now proved false."

Read More at the Official Website.

A Nancy Drew Mystery

Question: Hi! My daughter is a big fan of Nancy Drew. And I heard from friends that there is going to be a new movie about her? Is this true or are they just pulling my leg? Can you provide me a link to a trailer or a website showing that this true?

I will solve the mystery for you... it's true Nancy Drew will be on the big screen with a more modern rendition. About the trailer, I will do you one better. I will embed here a trailer of the new Nancy Drew movie. Just play the movie and you're ready to go.



Plus breaking our tradition, here is an extra link to the official Nancy Drew Movie website.