British and Dutch Set Defences In Order
London reports consultants from Britain Australia the Netherlands and the United States discuss defence in the East amid Japan’s interest. Roosevelt has told Tokyo the United States will not offer full aid to Britain, while Malaya ramps up military readiness and defence planning across states. The Times cites India and Thailand as key elements in the evolving scenario.
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the Times
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Japan
Roosevelt
Washington
United States
Britain
Malaya
Inder Chisa
Thal ‘Es
Area Bounds Mine Deployment Near Ceres Ecc to Maleya Coast
An area in IPPRAACHES is defined bounded on the east by Ceres Ecc reaching 1.35 N and on the west by the coast of Maleya. Mines will be laid in this area without further notice.
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Maleya
Six Ships Reach Port From Convoy After German Raid
Six ships arrive at Funchal Madeira after escaping a German raid on a British convoy. Blair Atholl Volturma Clunepark Polyk tor and Anna Mazaraki survived the attack with reports of heavy fire and near-murderous conditions. Survivors describe the raid as brutal while authorities assess casualty numbers and convoy fate.
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Funchal
Madeira
Blair Atholl
Volturma
Clunepark
Polyktor
Anna Mazaraki
Mid- Atlantic
Portugese
London
Nazia
Berlin
Mooniuale Thauseater Wereen
Change at Vichy Cabinet reshuffle in progress
VICHY Sunday reports ongoing cabinet changes as Minister for the Interior M Peyrouientis is reported to have resigned and to be replaced in the portfolio. The move indicates a broader reshuffle within the government.
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Vichy
Interior
Mpeyrouientis
Benaves
Te Vie Ee Tanie
Portfatio
British Talks With Halifax End Without Disclosure
Washington reports Lord Halifax and Sumner Welles held a 46 minute discussion with no disclosure of its nature. Halifax said talks focused on mutual interests including Far East affairs and that British forces had increased there.
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Sumner Welles
Yugoslavien Miniatur
Far East
Britain
Dutch Preparedness Denies Far East War Rumors
A London broadcast reports the Dutch government denying orders for merchant ships to ports or demands for bases in the East Indies. Goebbels warns against rumors while Japan signals calm. Tokyo states no imminent war between the nations despite tensions. References to Matsuoka and Togol appear in a garbled relay.
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Far East
Putato
Japan
East Indies
Motherland
Dutch East Indies
Goebbels
Acr
Rome
M. Matsuoka
Togol
British Pact with China Rumors Loom in Tokyo Bogey
Bangkok dispatch says Britain and China secret pact is a Tokyo bogey while reports claim American munitions to Chungking via the Burma Road have risen. British forces allegedly concentrate on the Malayan Burma frontier, threatening Thailand as tensions mount.
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China
Tokyo
veThie
Bangkok
Chungking
British advised leave Thailand amid Far East tension
The government issued a communique assuring population that tensions in the Far East do not involve Thailand. It states Japan did not demand naval bases in Thailand and confirms no concession or alliance changes are required.
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Far East
Japan
Thailand
British Merchant Fleet At Prewar Level
Maritime sources say Britain has over 17,000,000 tons of merchant shipping, roughly prewar levels, with a need for an additional 3,000,000 tons to counter the German blockade. The United States has supplied Britain with over 755,000 tons since October 1939.
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Washington
Britain
United States
South Africans Seize Key Ports in Italian Somaliland
South African forces capture Kismayu and nearby positions in Italian Somaliland with Navy and air support. They report armoured cars and prisoners taken, multiple ships damaged or sunk in Kismayu harbour, and oil stores set ablaze. Air raids target Asmara and Juba River area as advances continue into Italian East Africa.
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Italian Somaliland
Sun
Conese Islands
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Fleet Air Arm
Marchant
Mediterranean
Waa
Italian East Africa
Comaider
Peen Medical
Keren
Alu
Asmara
Aden
Vliunhe
Miudu
Bidi
Juba
Mfudu
Mfndu
Bulo Mrillo
German drive on Bulgaria date predicted by London source
London dispatch says February 25 is the predicted German entry date into Bulgaria with reports of Yugoslav and Bulgarian talks. Berlin hints at a meeting of Bulgarian and German statesmen soon as Belgrade reports no concessions on Yugoslav sovereignty. Soviet large scale maneuvers near the Black Sea are also noted.
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Istanbul
Dat Cate cd
M. Kevitsch
M. Markovitch
Belgrade
Paul
Berlin
Black Sea
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Yugoslavia
Touecong Vnion
Soi
Ugoslav
RAF Blitz On Boulogne Dunkirk And Ruhr Areas
RAF night raids hit Boulogne Dunkirk Calais and coastal targets on the French and German coasts. Bombers struck the Ruhr Gelsenkirchen and other industrial centres in western Germany with fires and explosions reported. Berlin claimed RAF bombers damaged civilians killed and wounded with no military losses noted.
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Dunkirk
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Gelsenkirchen
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Galsenkirchen
Emperor Refuses Eggs Offered by British Officer
A British officer who accompanied Haile Selassie offered him eggs but the Emperor declined saying the officer had greater need for food than he.
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Haile Selassie
British Troops Parachute Drops in South Italy
British soldiers conducted parachute drops in areas southeast of Naples to demolish forts and other objectives. Some troops did not return to base and Rome confirms the operation. Parachutists wore British uniforms and will be treated as prisoners of war.
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Rome
Naples
New American Bombers For Britain
San Diego report notes six ships of 26 long range Consolidated bombers left for an east coast port as first stage toward England. Planes carry up to four tons of explosive bombs and fly return routes non-stop.
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San Diego
Cali
Britain
England
Southampton Casualty List Reports One L.MS Missing
A brief casualty list from Southampton records one L MS casualty with total listed as a8. The entry is terse, naming the ship or unit and the precise total, with limited adjoining details.
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Southampton
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