10 Jan 1941
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 10, 1941
Page
1
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Sydney and Adelaide reports say Minister for the Navy Mr Hughes alleges radio stations near closure due to representations by service departments. He notes broadcasts may have caused serious consequences and defends actions while denying closure was for the JW organization.
Baron Osumi, ex-Navy minister and former League delegate, says Japan must expand and predicts worsening Pacific tensions. He interprets South Seas as broad regional reach and asserts that naming Whowe would terrify many. His remarks align with Roosevelts reference noted in the report.
Dr. Benes reports an extensive secret anti Nazi network in Czechoslovakia daily and a united front against the Germans. Factories move with caution and farmers withhold surplus while a passive resistance spreads nationwide in the Czech lands.
Tokyo reports Mr. Kawai named Minister to Australia hopes to leave before February end. He has not visited Australia and wants to study the Pacific situation and meet Sir John Latham. The urbane diplomat, in Canberra likely residence, speaks good English and has spent years in the United States and Canada.
The Thai High Command reports war with Indo China and claims Poipet captured with troops nearing the border. Thai planes bombed a French transport on the Spratly River. French nationals in Thailand told to evacuate to a Bangkok district as Indo-Chinese government prepares to move to Saigon.
London report notes Petain pursuing a cautious policy at Vichy with an active stance in the French Empire. Analyst E B Wareing predicts that if France loses control, General Dentz would align with General Weygand. Changes in French Colonial Forces and new autonomy for Indo China customs administration are cited amid Africa-France visits.
President Roosevelt orders rapid aid to Britain and broad reorganization of the Navy. Three fleets will form Atlantic Pacific and Asiatic commands with King Kimmel Hart as senior leaders. Navy manpower rises to 232000 while 1600000 dollars requested for FBI expansion and social security programs kept.
The Washington AP correspondent reports U S aircraft output runs to about two hundred per month with roughly half for Britain and allies. Most bombers and fighters go to Britain. November exports list Britain ahead of other nations with smaller shipments to numerous regions and partial shipments to China valued at 924,406 dollars.
Twenty three survivors of the British ship Shakespeare of 5029 tons landed at the Cape Verde Islands. They reported several crew members killed and nineteen missing after the torpedo attack.
The report shows a 400 million dollar relief cut yet rising fixed charges erode savings. Defense requests jump 67 percent from the prior year. Government income hits a record 8.275 billion dollars while the deficit climbs to 9.219 billion, the largest in peacetime. The national debt would reach 68.967 billion by June 30.
A German radio broadcast claims Britain plans to bypass Ireland by marching through Ulster in coming weeks. It asserts Germany would confront this threat as it did Britain’s moves on Norway and Denmark, while noting Ireland’s signposts remain down.
Cairo headquarters report continued concentration of British and allied forces in the Libyan theatre as operations press forward. Tales of Italian resistance persist while Allied cavalry clash with Italian units near Gallehet, with four prisoners reported and heavy desert fighting surrounding Tobruk and Jebel al Barbar.
Reports from Paris describe rising strain between occupied and Vichy France as shortages of fuel and essential meals aggravate the coldest winter in memory. Authorities struggle to maintain order as civilians endure worsening conditions and scarcities.
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