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    The key questions we still want to know are:
    (a) How many did Interarms import?
    (b) Did they get them all in that first lot or were there subsequent buys of Lend Lease M1s?
    (c) How many were SA new production?

    Our records say we sent 38,001 M1s (unconfirmed lore always said another 50,000 were sent but the ship was torpedoed on the way over). Most were stored unused, but not all of them. Unconfirmed reports say some were issued to airfield guards. There are records that say the Commandos loved them and took 1,000. We assume the rest were warehoused in new condition and these are what Cummings bought. Were there other lots after that first one?
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