Destroyers for Bases Agreement

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:treaty
gptkbp:basesLocation	gptkb:St._Lucia gptkb:Bahamas gptkb:Bermuda gptkb:Caribbean gptkb:Jamaica gptkb:Newfoundland gptkb:British_Guiana gptkb:Antigua gptkb:Trinidad
gptkbp:category	gptkb:United_States–United_Kingdom_treaties gptkb:1940_in_international_relations
gptkbp:context	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:effect	helped Britain defend Atlantic shipping increased US military presence in Atlantic strengthened Anglo-American relations
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Lend-Lease_Act
gptkbp:inExchangeFor	99-year leases on British bases
gptkbp:involvedTransferOf	50 US Navy destroyers
gptkbp:involvedTransferTo	gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:locationSigned	gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:negotiatedBy	gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt gptkb:Winston_Churchill
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:US_Neutrality_Acts
gptkbp:purpose	gptkb:political_party naval support
gptkbp:signedBy	gptkb:United_Kingdom gptkb:United_States September 2, 1940
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Argentia_Naval_Base
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Destroyers for Bases Agreement