Allies Move To Guard Interests In The Balkans
London reports Britain and France have expanded their wartime alliance into a semi permanent partnership to deter German diplomatic and economic penetration in the Balkans. A six hour war council set three points for postwar reconstruction and pledged unity in security.
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London
Great Britain
France
Balkans
Supreme War Council
Chamberlain
Paul Reynaud
Europe
Britain
Soviet Russia
Germany
Vladivostok
Foreign Office
Turkey
Greece
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Roumania
Hungary
Viscount Halifax
Percy Loraine
Italy
Paris
Reynaud
von Ribbentrop
Hitler
Russia
War Council
Rome
Andrew Francois-Poncet
New Zealand Pilot Relates Western Front Parachute Escape
A young New Zealand pilot nicknamed Copper recalls shooting down two German Messerschmitts before his plane was hit. He parachuted to safety in a cloud filled descent and landed in a French field after a perilous drop over no man's land. He was saved by a French captain.
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Royal Air Force
New Zealand
Copper
Messerschmitt
France
Germany
No Man’s Land
Ottawa Foreign Exchange Board Ends US Currency Returns
The foreign exchange control board said on April 1 that United States exchange for Canadian notes and coin from foreign sources is discontinued. The rule covers currency only and excludes cheques. The board allows official sales of foreign exchange up to $100, and banks must stop providing such exchanges after March 30 to clear normal channels.
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Ottawa
Foreign Exchange Control Board
United States
Russia warns US against widening aid to Allies
Moscow radio quoted Izvestia telling the United States not to extend cash and carry policy for Britain and France. The article warned that continuation could involve the US in war, a warning attributed to Izvestia.
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London
Moscow Radio
Izvestia
United States
Britain
France
Bayne
Promises Prompt Action Paris
Premier Paul Reynaud told the French nation that the government's duty is to make war and that decisions will be virile and prompt. He accused Hitler and Russia of conspiring to conquer Europe and to enslave France, warning that France will not be surprised again.
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Paris
Paul Reynaud
Hitler
France
Reynaud
Russia
Europe
Espionage Concerns Rise Over German Allies in Britain
Captain E Altham of naval intelligence says many German and Austrian refugees are at large in Great Britain and espionage is hard to detect. about 74000 enemy aliens are scattered nationwide with mostly nominal restrictions. Home Secretary Sir John Anderson is reviewing policies, potentially tightening rules.
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London
E. Altham
Naval Intelligence Division
Admiralty
Great Britain
John Anderson
Home Secretary
A Long Record Ottawa
Mackenzie King, elected in recent polls, joins Macdonald and Laurier as Canada’s long serving prime ministers. At 65 he has served nearly 14 years with five electoral wins matching Sir John’s record. Laurier’s 15 year tenure and Macdonald’s 20 year tenure are noted.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
John A. Macdonald
Wilfrid Laurier
Canada
Sir John
German Offensive Threat Looms in Northern France Border
Military sources report sudden German interest in Allied troop strength along France’s northern border. Reconnaissance flights raise fears of a possible offensive via The Netherlands and Belgium. An explosion aboard destroyer La Railleuse kills seven sailors and leaves many missing. Stefani agency cites La Bailleuse sinking with about 100 dead, injured, or missing.
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Paris
France
Netherlands
Belgium
Naval Ministry
la Railleuse
Stefani
Tangier
Morocco
Snd
la Bailleuse
Ships Lost in the North Sea Amid Battle Losses
The report lists British and neutral merchant ships lost while Britain sunk five German aircraft and a naval patrol vessel. The 3794 ton Norwegian freighter Cometa was torpedoed near Kirkwall with 42 survivors after 17 hours adrift. Other losses include British tanker Daghestan, Castlemoor, Rossington Court, and the Netherlands vessel Saba. Italo Balbo was damaged in a collision.
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London
Britain
North Sea
Kirkwall
Bergen
Norway
Buenos Aires
Italo Balbo
England
Netherlands
Saba
Amsterdam
Cometa
Orkney Islands
Scotland
Bergen Aftenblad
Rumors of German Submarine Base Plan Near Hainan Island
The News Chronicle cites Shanghai reports that Germany seeks a submarine base on Hainan Island near French Indo China. General Eugene Ott is said to be authorized to negotiate with Japan for a shipbuilding plant and a German Russian Japanese trade monopoly in China. Parts for 80 submarines are reported shipped to Vladivostok for assembly.
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London
News Chronicle
Shanghai
Germany
Japan
Hainan Island
Indo-China
Far East
Eugene Ott
Tokyo
Hainan
China
Vladivostok
French armament experts arrive in Canada for two-year assignment
Technicians from Schneider-Creusot now in Sorel Quebec to advise Marine Industries Limited on gun manufacture. The group, all from the Schneider-Creusot plant, will stay two years. Ten French Canadians accompanied the experts after training in France.
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Montreal
Canada
Marine Industries, Limited
Sorel
Iue
Marine Industries
Schneider-Creusot
France
Ark Royal Returns After Five Month Cruise Home
The aircraft carrier Ark Royal has returned to London after a five month cruise. German claims that they sank the carrier early in the war are noted.
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London
Ark Royal
Dominion to Buy Canadian Horses for Cavalry Use
The French government plans to purchase several thousand horses in Canada for cavalry and light draught roles. Inspections are set for mid May, with procurement coordinated by French boards at major eastern and western rail hubs. Horses sought are five to ten years old, 15 to 16 hands tall, and weighing 970 to 1,200 pounds, with a 60 40 split favoring cavalry.
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Ottawa
Dominion Agriculture Department
Canada
Department
Allied Troops Mass in Near East Amid War Wariness
Viscount Samuel says the Near East is quieter in wartime as Allied forces concentrate from Egypt to Turkey in a strategic reserve. He notes British French and colonial troops including Australians and New Zealanders, plus a new Haifa refinery under construction with 22.25 million dollars spent and 3,000 workers.
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London
Middle East
Viscount Samuel
Eastern Mediterranean
Mediterranean
Britain
France
Lord Samuel
Near East
Egypt
Turkey
Great Britain
New
Palestine
Haifa
Iraq
Baltimore’s New Explosive Demonstrated by Barlow
Lester Barlow tested a liquid oxygen carbon explosive that hurled an eight ounce charge a 40 foot pole into the air and withstood fire and shock. He announced plans for government trials before the Senate Military Affairs Committee within three weeks after congressional orders. The demonstrations drew 75 newspapermen as Barlow showed stability of the device designed to wipe out life within a 1000 foot radius.
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Baltimore
Lester Barlow
United States Senate Military Affairs Committee
Congressional War and Naval Committees
Barlow
Britain and France vow total war for Allied victory
Belfast dispatch reports Leslie Burgin, Britain's supply minister, declaring Britain and France will wage a total war despite consequences. He asserts Allied victory is certain as Germany is beleaguered, imports cut, and supplies dwindling. He warns Luftwaffe may attack but all German sorties are under RAF scrutiny.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Great Britain
France
Leslie Burgin
Royal Air Force
Germany
Russia
Italy
Blaze In Nazi Plant Berlin
A fierce fire raged at a guarded military supply plant near Wilhelmsruh in north Berlin. Reported by D.N.B. observers suspected Bergmann electricity works converted to war material with possible powder stores, while police kept details and wartime censorship limited news.
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Berlin
Wilhelmsruh
D.N.B
Bergmann Electricity Works
Policy Is Necessary New York
British consul general in New York Godfrey Hagard warns Allies must curtail purchases of nonessential commodities and accept trade disruptions as part of a long war. He notes France and Britain rely on limited foreign resources and that current policies will impact U S exports such as tobacco and fruits.
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New York
Godfrey D. N. Haggard
United States
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David Lloyd George
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