14 Jun 1941
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 14, 1941
Page
1
Allied forces push toward Damascus with surrender parley talks underway to avoid city resistance. Reports say Sidon fell, Australians advance along the coast and land at Ras like bridge sites while intense fighting продолжает near Damascus with tank assaults and naval bombardment.
War correspondent reports Australian troops occupy the town of Merjiyun in central Syria after heavy fighting. British and Free French columns press toward Damascus while forces claim rapid momentum and potential collapse of Damascus and Beirut within days.
Raiders have not visited Britain since dusk last evening, with no incidents reported as the team remains under tight security in the capital.
London reports a British reply to Vichy protests over Syria occupation. The note places responsibility for French actions in Syria on Marshal Petain and urges his forces to refrain from opposing Allied efforts. It states Britain has no territorial aims in Syria or other French possessions.
The Ministry for Home Security states May raids left 5,304 killed and 5,181 injured or admitted to hospital. Among the dead are 2,512 men, 1,804 women, 759 children under 16. 195 women and 19 children are missing and believed killed.
The United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Czecho-Slovak, Greece, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Yugoslavia, and Free French representatives vow to resist German and Italian oppression until victory. They state no lasting peace while free peoples are coerced, and pledge mutual aid and postwar security through cooperation in war and peace.
Churchill voices united resolve at an Allied assembly to overthrow oppression and defeat Nazism. He cites bombings of Warsaw and Belgrade and pledges continued aid from the United States, urging resistance across occupied Europe and colonies.
United Press reports plans for a major reshuffle of American British Australian and Chinese merchant tonnage to move vessels from the Orient to the Atlantic Ocean. The aim is to free ships for the Trans Atlantic route as Britain uses the pause in production to await mass shipyards.
A British communique reports a strong Maltese raid over Malta with anti aircraft guns and fighters shooting down five attackers into the sea and a sixth. A second force was shot down later at noon. Allied leaders pledge unity and continued struggle until Germany is defeated.
Tokyo reports indicate Japan may use any means to secure oil if U S actions tighten domestic use and exports. Yoshizawa awaiting instructions from Tokyo and Batavia to outline response to Dutch East Indies. Evacuations of Japanese residents accelerate as tensions rise and future sailings fill up.
Tokyo based Nichi newspaper cites Hanoi correspondent alleging United States and Britain plan joint actions to blockade Japan by tightening control of Batavia routes and Indo China exports. It claims weekend measures would curb shipments via Thailand and Indo China, applying pressure and affecting Japanese supplies.
New York reports Roosevelt withdraws his request to reserve judgment on the Robin Moor sinking. Germany claims to sink contraband ships as tensions rise while officials in Washington and Berlin issue statements about the incident.
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