The lend lease program between US and UK was seen as an act of solidarity and unity. But in reality it was receivership. UK desperate for weapons it needed vs US had
1. Pay in advance for ammunition and small arms (like buying from China) in gold. UK treasury was stripped of gold;
2. UK companies in US were sold for a bargain
3. 50 old US ships it had no use off, were traded for US bases in UK territory.
