United States Moves to Strengthen Pacific Defence
The article reports swift steps to bolster U S air power in the Pacific. Gen George C Marshall said to Senate committee that the Far Eastern situation is serious. Plans include sending 200 American built bombers and 70 P 40 fighters toward the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
George C. Marshall
United States
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Far Eastern
Pacific
Guam
Samoa
Singapore
Malayan
New York
New York Herald Tribune
Consolidated
Royal Air Force
England
California
Pacific Ocean
American Army Air Corps
China
United States Navy
Netherlands East Indies
Hawaii
San Pedro
San Diego
The
Herald Tribune
Clashes Reported Between Polish Bands and German Police
Polish circles in London report escalating German control over Poland with expropriation of property and business. BBC broadcasts claim a German general and 44 men killed as Polish bands fought police in recent clashes.
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London
Poland
British Broadcasting Corporation
Joint Britain United States Wool Purchase Plan
Reports from Bradford indicate Britain and the United States are studying a joint plan to buy all South American wool clips for the duration of the war. The aim is to prevent wool from reaching Soviet Russia and potential transfer to Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradford
Eng
United States
South America
Soviet Russia
Germany
Food Rioting Erupts in Paris Suburbs and City
The BBC quoted Vithy reports that women with babies crowded town halls in Paris suburbs demanding milk while food rioting broke out at several Paris locations. The BBC said police dispersed the crowds.
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London
Paris
British Broadcasting Corporation
Vithy
BBC
Australian Casualties Overseas Reported by Sydney
A CBS broadcast relays army headquarters in Sydney listing Australian casualties overseas at 969 with 190 killed, 749 wounded, 20 missing and 10 prisoners of war.
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New York
CBS
Sydney
Canada Coal Supply Drops From 1939 Levels in December 1940
Canada’s coal supply during December 1940 was lower than December 1939, according to the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. The figure is based on production minus exports.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Britain forms airborne infantry and parachute corps
Britain creates an elite airborne infantry trained to drop from aircraft and strike rapidly. Parachutists, secretly developed, will spearhead offensives in other theatres with higher pay and demanding duties. Sqdn. Ldr Louis Strange, 48, is cited as the brain behind the parachute unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Britain
Italy
The
Daily Mail
Sqdn
Louis Strange
Canada reports 1940 national income rise and provincial forecasts
Canada shows preliminary 1940 national income up by 554.6 million dollars over 1939 totals of 4.0396 billion. Finance Minister Sisley tabled the statistics in the House of Commons and Ilsley noted estimates for provinces lacking 1940 data. Hanson urged early public release.
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Ottawa
Canada
Sirois
House of Commons
Sisley
Alberta
Mr. Ilsley
Former British Envoy Names Nazi Leaders He’d Target
Sir Nevile Henderson, once Britain’s pre war ambassador to Germany, told an Oxford audience the Nazi leadership order and would shoot Himmler first, then Ribbentrop, brain Hitler with a rifle butt. He argued Himmler and Ribbentrop outrank Hitler as Germany’s real leaders. He warned internal revolt in Germany is impossible while machine guns prevail and predicted Hitler would be the one to fall.
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Oxford
Eng
Nevile Henderson
Germany
Hitler
Nevile
Himmler
Ribbentrop
Heinrich Himmler
Wool consumption in Canada hits 10-year high in 1940
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports 1940 wool consumption at 101,616,000 pounds, driven by government orders for armed services clothing, up from 64,900,000 pounds in 1939. Five year average 61,958,000 pounds. 1940 production 18,127,000 pounds versus 17,846,000 in 1939.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Red Cross seeks 100000 voluntary blood donors
The Canadian Red Cross Society plans a campaign to recruit 100000 voluntary blood donors in Canada's major centres. Norman Somerville K.C., chairman of the British Columbia council, announced the drive as part of a nationwide effort.
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Vancouver
Canada
Canadian Red Cross Society
Norman Somerville
K.C
British Columbia Council
Reports on Lend-Lease Open Docks to British Fleet
Washington reports that US naval repair docks will be opened to the British fleet under lend-lease terms. No official backing is stated beyond Roosevelt’s aid policy, with Willkie suggesting sending destroyers to Britain at five to ten per month.
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Washington
United States
Roosevelt
Britain
Wendell Willkie
Nomura says Japan seeks peaceful expansion avoid war with US
Japanese ambassador Nomura in Washington asserts Japan will expand southward economically to obtain supplies and stresses no war with the United States unless the US initiates. He says Japan will honor axis obligations but believes America will not declare war on Germany, aiming to keep peace in the Pacific and Europe.
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Washington
Japan
Kichisaburo Nomura
United States
Great Britain
Indo-China
Thailand
Netherlands East Indies
Germany
Italy
Nomura
America
Pacific
Europe
United States naval expansion faces Pacific concerns
An ambassador warned against US naval and air bases near his country while Congress moved to expand the Pacific navy. The plan includes strengthening defences on Guam and Samoa, though the ambassador acknowledged these are American territories and interference is not his to oppose.
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House of Representatives
Pacific
Guam
Samoa
United States
Tanker Destroys Sub London
The crew of the liftle tanker Cardita repelled an unidentified submarine after separation from convoy. Capt. R L Bruce ordered fire. the sub submerged twice and later surfaced at 2000 yards, where a shell discharge spurred oily water. Cardita reached port safely.
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London
Cardita
R. L. Bruce
Export Controls Tighten on Britain Trade
London announces a ban on exports from Britain to Brazil Chile Colombia and Peru except by license effective March 6 The Board of Trade says the order aims to maximize UK export benefits while keeping volume within payment capacity.
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London
Britain
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Peru
Board of Trade
United Kingdom
RAF Moose Jaw Air Training Site Operated Independently
The Royal Air Force runs the Moose Jaw airport and training school outside the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan with UK liability for construction and maintenance. Expenditure to date totals 4,528,936 dollars for airfield and camp facilities, as air training moves from the United Kingdom to Canada. Details of the movement are withheld for security reasons.
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Ottawa
Moose Jaw
Royal Air Force
United Kingdom
House of Commons
E. E. Perley
Qu’Appelle
Department of Transport
Department of National Defence
Air
Canada
Nazi Undersea Drive Predicted For This Spring
A neutral naval source predicted a German undersea offensive this spring with 600 U boats targeting British shipping. The plan aims to choke U S supplies and exhaust Royal Navy anti submarine forces, possibly to pave invasion or replace a spring assault. The expert notes Germany could launch 300 subs at a time from bases across Europe, emphasizing smaller 250 to 330 ton U boats with 23 men and three torpedo tubes.
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London
Hitler
Britain
United States
Empire
Royal Navy
Germany
Norway
Denmark
Netherlands
Naval Authority
Germania
Deschimag
Atlantic Seaboard
Arctic Circle
Bay of Biscay
Eden's Middle East Trip Signals British Strategy
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and General Sir John Dill travel to Egypt amid talks on Balkan and Middle East posture. The purpose is to reassure Greece and Turkey, project strength from Libya to the Balkans, and plan military logistics for potential new fronts. Eden, fluent in Arabic, aims to tidy up administration after Libyan advances.
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London
Anthony Eden
John Dill
Imperial General Staff
Egypt
Turkey
Greece
Britain
Bulgaria
Italy
Thrace
Balkans
Middle East
Eden
Cairo
Dill
Grece
Libya
Imperial Army of the Nile
Detentions in Canada under Defence Regulations
A memorandum tabled in the House of Commons shows between November 1, 1940 and February 17 of this year 48 people were detained under Defence of Canada regulations. Among them were 30 Germans, six Italians, 11 Communists and one National Unity member. Advisory detention committees reviewed 83 cases in the period with 24 recommended release. Justice Minister Lapointe overrode nine recommendations.
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Ottawa
Defence of Canada
House of Commons
National Unity Party
Lapointe
Isley Cuts War Estimates For Next Year
Finance Minister Isley reported a reduction of more than 150 million from actual wartime estimates as he presented a 1.3 billion war appropriations bill. He told the House of Commons he might return for a supplementary appropriation if needed before year end, citing factors like wastage making long range budgeting unreliable.
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Ottawa
Isley
House of Commons
Ilsley
Nazi boast claims Germany trained 126000 more workers 1940
A Nazi spokesman boasted that Germany started the war with more armament workers than Britain and the United States combined. He refused to give exact totals but said that from April to September 1940 Germany trained an additional 126,000 workers.
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Berlin
Germany
Briain
United States
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Bet
Alfonso XIII
Spain
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Juan
Prince of
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Queen Elizabeth
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R.A.F
Defence Regulations
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