10 Oct 1940
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 10, 1940
Page
1
London reports describe vicious German raids last night with high death tolls from hospital strikes and coastal bombings. Air ministry communique notes low level attacks caused limited damage but numerous casualties, while coastal towns endured inflictions before dawn.
French officials say Japan is exceeding the Geneva terms by bringing Tongking under control and using Indo China airfields. Japan reportedly houses 40 planes at Hanoi with a garrison and mechanised troops in the streets while laying a harbor cable at Haiphong.
In the House of Commons Mr. H. B. Lees-Smith urged that Irish west coast ports would alter naval strategy after the Prime Minister cited shipping losses. He suggested the Banares incident might not have occurred if such ports existed and attributed losses to a leakage issue in the Navy and Mercantile Marine.
Fragmentary report notes Labour and the Foreign Office discussing appointments to the diplomatic service. Sir Ernest comments on Spitfires and saving the brains by weeding in the building of a new world, indicating a view on national service and expertise in foreign policy.
German troops will arrive in Rumania tomorrow and reinforce to four divisions. The first contingent sails down the Danube with tanks and aviation units. Two trains with 4500 men reentered from Transylvanian territory to protect oil and train the Romanian army. British envoy Hoare advised Britons to leave the Romanian oil area immediately.
Berlin reports a German Europe plan with General Goering appointing a trio Dr Wohlrat Herr Dischboek Dr Kehr as economic staff under Dr Funk. They draft a combined German Italian plan while German and Italian experts meet in Berlin. Trade minister Riccardi to Berlin. proposal favors reichsmarks and lira for trade balances.
Mr. Knudsen stated the United States must complete re armament efforts regardless of the world crisis outcome as defence contracts and funding reach unspecified totals.
In the House of Commons, Prime Minister Churchill stated Britain would not abandon General de Gaulle or the Free French cause. He cited Dakar incidents as French, warned against lengthy conflict with Vichy France, and noted British support was conditional. He described French naval losses and spoke of the irony of a fleet once set for a common cause potentially facing destruction.
Tokyo Reuters notes Japanese belief that Britain's Burma Road reopening does not lift the ban on military and other supplies to China via Hong Kong. The British move is seen as saving face and aligning with the United States to resist Japan, signaling a united front with Chiang Kai-shek. Hore Belisha welcomes the Burma Road decision as Churchill signals a broader global challenge.
Melbourne reports Minister for External Affairs Mr McEwen says Australia agrees with Britain to reopen the Ima Road after October 17 and that Australia’s view helped in the decision to close the Burma for three years. The government emphasizes restored transport links and regional stability.
RAF bombers attacked a mixed tent camp near Djibouti and Ababa about 100 miles from the coast cutting a vital Italian supply line. Reconnoitering was disrupted as bomb bursts damaged the encampment, threatening the base and disrupting routes.
An Italian communique says its forces bombed a torpedo boat near Valleta and attacked patrol stores at Calaiaioh amid ongoing operations in the theater. No further details on casualties or outcomes are provided.
Shanghai Times correspondent warns Japan may strike within ten days possibly using France concessions as pretext. British Ambassador Lord Lothian cancels air trip amid Far East crisis while officials in Paris and Washington weigh responses to potential Japanese moves and Western embargo options.
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