03 Jan 1941
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 03, 1941
Page
1
Navy officials warn leaks may reveal ship movements and aid raiders. Mr Hughes cites short wave interception, fifth column risks, and the need to guard land and sea communications. Survivors’ reports and ongoing reviews shape actions against enemy raiders in Australian waters.
Survivors described brutal conditions aboard Pacific raiders held under Japanese colors. Food was abominable, washing and sanitation were filthy, and women captives endured confinement below the waterline with limited deck access.
A British report says Germany will assist Italy in the Mediterranean and that Italian Air Corps is active over England. It notes plans to use German air planes against British shipping and Greece. General Kenserling praises Italian airmen with the Aderchild decoration.
Ottawa reports Prime Minister Mackenzie King warned 1941 would be crucial and could see the end of the war, suggesting Germany may strike with ruthless force this year.
The Japanese Government appoints Tateuo Kawai as the first Japanese minister to Australia. The announcement comes from Sir Frederick Stewart, Minister for External Affairs. The appointment formalizes diplomatic relations with Canberra.
The Un-American Activities Committee details the German American Bund as a Hitler style military operation. It cites a confidential manual from Bund leader Wilhelm Kunze and portrays the Storm Trooper as a fanatic crusader opposed to Jewish Marxism and American Germania.
London dispatch says von Ribbentrop and Hither have held near nonstop talks since receiving Roosevelt's speech. They reportedly study the text for a careful reply. A German spokesman signaled a formal response could come, warning capitulation is not an option on the uncompromising stance.
Belgrade Times correspondent says conditions in Rumania worsen as nine prominent colonels resign over loyalty to the former regime and the military authorities call for the resignation of General Nicola Marineacu.
London reports both governments weigh a plan in which U S merchant vessels would take over British routes across a large Pacific area freeing British ships for Atlantic and Mediterranean service. The pact may include British ships replacing U S vessels on the affected routes as talks continue in Washington with the United States Maritime Commission emissary Pace Nye.
Cairo reports indicate Bardia’s garrison may surrender as General Archibald Wavell’s plan leaves little to chance. British raids hit Bardia and nearby targets while Italian and German moves in Africa shape a tense stalemate with ongoing aerial combat and supply attrition.
Lisbon diary reports Marshal Petain shifting the French Navy, unit by unit, to African ports in case of a Hitler ultimatum. The Toulon visit shows Strasbourg battleship and two destroyers in harbor. Petain vows 1941 as France’s year of resurrection and urges peasants to boost food supply. sentence end.
The Ministry for Economic Warfare announced that from January 22 Irish exporters must obtain navicerte for ships trading with Europe and Africa. Navicerte is to be issued at the last port of loading in Ireland. In London a separate notice notes a bequest of £33,987 by octogenarian William Boucher James of Button Surrey to Hawker Memorial Hospital in South Australia.
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