Britain declares readiness for Middle East action and holds axis at Suez
Britain asserts strength from Turkey to Libya and plans offensive options in Libya Sicily and Greece. German advance stalls with heavy losses. Tobruk remains a British threat while Iraq victory slows the German pincer toward Suez. East Africa pockets at Gondar and Volchefit are targeted for rapid clearance.
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London
Britain
Middle East
Suez Canal
Egypt
Suez
Syria
Iraq
Turkey
Libya
Axis
Sicily
Greece
Salum
Alexandria
Cairo
Tobruk
Caucasian
Russia
Yugoslavia
Crete
East Africa
Ethiopia
Gondar
Uolchefit
Invasion Danger Claim At Rotary Club Luncheon
Lt Col George R Hutchinson told a Rotary Club audience that hundreds of bombers could fly from Britain to New York in about 11 to 12 hours and deliver enemy parachute troops on major eastern cities He warned as many as 10 000 troops could be dropped on strategic eastern airports lacking barrage balloons air raid detectors or anti aircraft batteries.
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New York
George R Hutchinson
Britain
Rotary Club
Ocean
United States
Atlantic
Hutchinson
German Post Seized and Tobruk Raids Reported
A British communique said Tobruk patrols raided Axis lines and circled the Libyan port, seizing a German post and inflicting heavy casualties during a counterattack. South African pilots in American Maryland bombers attacked Derma motor transport workshops and an assembly plant, according to RAF notes.
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Cairo
Tobruk
Derma
Royal Air Force
London and U S Citizens Offer Civil Defence Help in India
The BBC reported that London and United States citizens in India offered their services to the Bengal government for civil defence duties and that the government gratefully accepted the assistance.
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London
United States
India
Bengal
British Broadcasting Corporation
BBC
Milk Rationing Announced for Britain
London reports milk will be rationed across Britain and the entire population must register for distribution. The effective rationing date was not disclosed.
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London
Britain
Canada Farm Implement Sales Rise in 1940
Total sales of farm implements and equipment in Canada reached 47 million 595 thousand 154 dollars in 1940, up four percent from 1939. The figure reflects the broader agricultural equipment market and indicates growth despite economic pressures of the era.
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Canada
Nazi Bomber Talks Londor Night Flight Escape
A Nazi wireless operator captured after a bomber was shot down over England recounts the perilous mission. He describes a night fighter closing in, the plane catching fire, and the crew’s scramble to escape with armor and parachutes as the craft exploded.
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Londor
England
Governor General and Princess Alice Start Western Tour
The Governor General and Princess Alice will depart Ottawa on Sunday August 17 for a western tour visiting Saskatoon Moose Jaw Swift Current Brandon Fort William and Port Arthur. The trip aims to observe war activities and study agricultural developments in Saskatchewan and Manitoba before proceeding to Quebec.
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Ottawa
Alice
Government House
Saskatoon
Moose Jaw
Swift Current
Brandon
Fort William
Port Arhur
BBC Oversees Six Overseas Services in 39 Languages
F W Ogilvie director general of the BBC told a radio discussion with Sir Frederic White that Europeans increasingly listen to BBC broadcasts despite Nazi prohibitions. He noted six overseas services in 39 languages delivering about a quarter of a million words daily.
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London
F. W. Ogilvie
British Broadcasting Corporation
Frederic White
Europe
BBC
Ogilvie
Free French Broadcast Targets Allied Traitors in Occupied France
A BBC radio voice urged Allied sympathizers in occupied France to mark a "T" on the door of traitors. The broadcast named a Sever, near Bayonne resident who betrayed a Royal Air Force pilot sheltered by locals after bailing out from a blazing aircraft.
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London
BBC
France
Sever
Bayonne
Royal Air Force
Post War Reconstruction Talks Between U S and Britain
An authoritative source says exploratory exchanges between the United States and British governments already cover several aspects of post war reconstruction. The discussions aim to shape policy directions and coordinate approach after the war.
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Landon
United States
Battle of the Atlantic Not Yet Won Says Naval Officer
Lt Col K S Maclachlan deputy minister for naval services warns against optimism on the Atlantic battle noting no one says the job is finished. He reflects on his Briain visit and says British naval leaders fully grasp enemy submarine ingenuity and the need for constant vigilance in keeping trans Atlantic shipping open.
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Ottawa
K. S Maclachlan
Naval Services
Briain
Atlantic
Soviet Army Holds Road to Leningrad As Front Bites
Soviet dispatches say Red Army fights stubbornly in Kakisalmi about 75 miles north of Leningrad with ongoing battles in Smolensk and Bel Tserkov sectors. Russians report counter-attacks across central and southern fronts and heavy fighting in Estonia as Germans press toward Leningrad from the southwest.
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Moscow
Leningrad
Karelian Isthmus
Soviet Russia
Red Army
Kakisalmi
Soviet Information Bureau
Smolensk
Bel Tserkov
Ladoga
Finland
Kiev
Ukraine
Kholm
Estonia
Close Contact Between British and Russian Fleets
In the House of Commons Clement Attlee announced close contact between British and Russian fleet units in far northern waters. He cited operations a week earlier by British carrier based planes and said Arctic activities at Kirkenes Norway and elsewhere show our fleet’s close physical contact with Soviet forces.
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London
House of Commons
Clement Attlee
House
Arctic
Kirkenes
Norway
Ambassador Winant Attends Royal Box Concert
George Winant United States ambassador to Great Britain and Mrs Winant sat in the royal box at Albert Hall to hear a concert aimed at advancing consular relations between the two nations in London.
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London
George Winand
United States
Great Britain
Free French Embassy to Attend Toronto Exhibition
In Toronto the Free French government under General de Gaulle will be represented at the Canadian National Exhibition this year according to an official announcement.
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Toronto
General de Gaulle
Protect India Under No Condition Will Britain Leave Country Undefended
London. George Ridley MP for Clay Cross Derbyshire declares Britain will not abandon India to defend itself if attacked. On the BBC feature Britain Speaks he notes India's 3000 mile coast and 5000 mile frontier require British support and that Britain's aim remains democracy for all peoples she oversees.
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Britain
London
George Ridley
Clay Cross
Derbyshire
Great Britain
India
Ridley
British Broadcasting Corporation
Disney Studios to Aid Canada War Effort With Cartoons
Walt Disney studios will co operate with the Canadian government to produce films for the war effort. The National Film Board chair J T Thorson said studio reps arrived to plan two projects. First a series for the War Savings committee featuring Disney characters, second a military training film for the minister of national defence.
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Ottawa
Walt Disney Studios
Canada
J. T. Thorson
National Film Board
Disney Studios
War Savings Committee
Disney
Bombing Trip to Germany Full of Thrills
British documentary crew members retook part in a real bombing raid on Mannheim during a filming assignment. The pilot recalled a mission lasting until homeward flight, diving to 500 feet to strike a railway station and later hitting goods yards and warehouses while gunners observed.
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Germany
London
Mannheim
Ministry of Information
Freinhausen
Unfreezing Soviet Orders Signals U S Aid Shift
The United States resumes large scale export of materials to the Soviet Union under unlimited licenses and priority handling. Details on amounts and routes were kept secret for military reasons as the flow to Russian forces began.
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United States
Washington
Russia
Britain plans military aid to Thailand amid rising Japan threat
London officials say British support for Thailand would depend on U S cooperation beyond blockades and extend to the east. Thailand would resist invasion but Bangkok fears limited effectiveness. Thailand seeks war materials while rejecting direct occupation guarantees as Japan probes bases.
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Thailand
Britain
Japan
Burma
Singapore
India
Bangkok
United States
Victory stamp cancellation to mark Ottawa post offices
Canada’s post office will adopt a new V for Victory cancellation across city post offices. The design bears a clear V followed by Morse code dots and dashes replacing the old horizontal bars, alternating weekly with the Enlist Now impressions, per C C McGrail district director of postal services.
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Ottawa
Canada
C. C. McGrail
British forces in Crete wage two month guerrilla war
The Daily Mail despatch from Alexandria reports 1,000 British troops and marines fighting a guerrilla campaign in Crete for over two months. They shelter in mountain caves and raid German positions by night and day, while sabotaging supplies and drawing on allied Cretan fighters who remain unsubdued.
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London
Daily Mail
Alexandria
Crete
Queen Elizabeth Thanks Canada For Birthday Message
The Queen expressed warm thanks to the people of Canada for their kind birthday message. In a message released by the Earl of Athlone, she said she was greatly touched and wished her thanks conveyed to Canadians.
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Elizabeth
Canada
Earl of Athlone
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