Daring British Raid on Enemy Bases in Norway
British units raid Norwegian bases sinking ships and seizing port facilities. 215 Germans captured including nine Quislings. about 300 Norwegian patriots evacuated to England. Troops seize telegraph, post office, and police station. destroy fish oil and petrol facilities. collateral shelling minimal with few casualties.
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Norway
Turkey
London
England
Geer
Hix
Germany
Hitler
Narvik
Theskey
Reply Unlikely to Hitler in London Report
Authoritative Turkish sources say Premier Ineanu may not reply to Hitler. They say Hitler’s assurances are worthless, as similar promises were given to Bulgaria before the invasion. The Ankara Times correspondent notes the message offers no Greece assurances. Turkish press stays silent and policy change is not expected.
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London
Ineanu
Hitler
Bulgaria
Ankara
the Times
Greece
Greeks Hold Initiative as Albania War News Shapes Front
Reports say Greeks remain assertive in Albania with British bombers hidden by air defenses and Italian losses cited at 53 planes. Greek artillery supports positions as allies advance, while Senator George pushes rapid bill passage amid claimed empire collapse fears and a Gallup poll showing broad male support.
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Greece
Srivieg x Enamy
George
Belgian Leader Calls Unity With Britain Against Aggressor
Camille Huysmans, former Belgian politician now in England, urged unity to keep the aggressor at bay and backed limited admission to compliance moves. Reports from London note Mr. Menzies plans to visit Ulster, with a Belfast Parliament briefing confirming the invitation for the Australian Prime Minister to visit Northern Ireland.
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London
Camille Huysman
England
Ceeck
Clipper
MR. Menzies
Ulster
Wes
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Aeroplane Angel of Peace and the War Flying Vision
Fortune magazine quotes Captain Eddie Rickenbacker urging the aeroplane to be an angel of peace while wartime aviation accelerates beyond prewar expectations. He notes U S bombers bound for Britain operate on Atlantic schedules, Pan American progress seems modest, and long range cargo and troop transports surge, with surplus planes later serving mail and large fleets expanding dramatically.
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Avia-Shon
Rickenbacker
United States
Britain
Atlantic
Pan-American Airways
War pensions ruling fogs Victorian soldiers families
The Solicitor General under the Repatriation Ministry rules that unless a fatal war injury is proven to be directly caused by combat, soldiers' dependents in Victoria are ineligible for pensions. The policy applies to East of Australia and home service volunteers. national cases fall under a separate act.
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Melbourne
Victorian
Returned Soldiers’ League
Australia
Six Months of Blitz Over London
London marks six months since the blitz began with 1 286 hours of alerts. The article recounts day and night raids from August to December including a parent shielding three children under stairs, a library hit, and a Dornier bomber shot down off the Norfolk coast with two crew rescued.
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London
Theio
Norfolk
Indo China Peace Parley Continues in London
Reports from London indicate ongoing peace negotiations among Japan France and Thailand amid truce assurances. Ishii states Japan will not extend the truce while papers predict shifts in Indo China and Thai economic ties.
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London
Ok Radio
Thailand
Japan
France
Nishi Nishi
Gun Fire Report Near Santiago Rumor Swirls
Reports from Relweble circles say a lighthouse-keeper at Dungenea Point near the Chile Argentina frontier believed he heard cannon fire on March 3. Officials think thunder caused the misidentification. Maritime chatter notes a 19,000 ton floating whale oil factory under Norwegian flag with a German crew sighted in southern waters. A British light cruiser of the Diomedes class later called at Valparaiso.
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Santiago
Dungenea Point
Etrasta of Magellan
Chile
Argentina
Vaparaiso
Former Correspondent Detained in London Defence Regulation
Erland Ecb, once a correspondent for the New York News of the Week, has been detained under defence regulations. Reports suggest he is of Canadian-German extraction and held in London.
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London
Erland Ecbin
New York News of the
Italian Consular Activities Curbed in America
The note suggests a retaliatory move aimed at Italian naval personnel attached to the Embassy in response to actions against American consular officials in Italy. The tone implies punitive measures rather than a negotiated settlement.
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America
Italy
Singapore censorship delays news from Singapore to Australia
Australian press reports censorship in Singapore delayed a news dispatch by up to 18 hours. Senator Fall promised a full investigation into Malay language censorship by public censors in Singapore and their political role in restricting information for Australian news services.
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Melbourne
Singapore
Senator Fall
Cornts
Cei
Follaleo
Australia
German Troops Line Turkish Frontier Amid War News
Reports from Cairo and Athens note shifts in Greek British relations as Anthony Eden and Sir John Dill arrive in Cairo. Yugo Slavia Germany talks highlight fast-changing ties and the aim to neutralise Turkey, while Bulgarian occupation prompts Russian commentary. German forces push south across Bulgaria as royals meet with Yugoslav and German officials ahead of further actions.
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Hitler
Anthony Eden
John Dill
Cairo
Athens
the Times
Leiperg
Yugo- Slavia
Germany
Red Star
Turkey
Dardenelles
Boria
Lilet
Falkenhorat
Norway
Ministry For War
Foreign Ministry
Bulgaria
Paul
M. Tavetkovitch
M. Matchek
Btas
Belgrade
Yugo-Slavia
Hitler Aims to Reopen Talks with Turkey
Diplomatic circles report Hitler sought to ease strains with Turkey through high level discussions and potential visits to Ankara or a Turkish envoy to Germany. Berlin denied threats to the Turkish people and rejected tensions toward Turkey, blaming Britain for stoking friction since Versailles.
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London
Letantet
Hitler
Ineanu
Turkey
Germany
Ankara
Britain
Bulgarian Gloom Over German Invasion Attacks Reported
Fragmentary notes describe tensions over Germany and Bulgaria amid cheers for active cooperation with the German government. Readers are told Mr Butler claimed Bulgaria will live to revere its allies while questions about instalment of German forces remain unanswered as bombing communications are discussed.
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Garia
Butler
Bulgaria
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