Britain aims to buy all possible aircraft from the United States
Lords debate war supplies as Lord Beaverbrook states the sky is the limit in purchasing planes. He notes Britain spends heavily daily to secure aircraft and reports Americans have delivered on promises. Lord Barnby urges leveraging Canadian Harbour capacity and warns Britain must speed orders and empower Purvis’s British purchasing mission.
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Lord Beavertrock
House of Lords
United States
Lord Beaverbrook
Aircraft Ministry
Canada
Lord Barnby
North America
Nova Scotia
Britain
Dominion
Arthur B. Purvis
Montreal
British Purchasing Commission
Political Union Proposed by Harvard Scholar for United States
Professor H Duncan Hall of the Harvard University summer school urged a political union between the United States and the British Commonwealth as the only escape from perceived isolation. He argued such a union would create a global citizenship, pool resources, and secure naval bases worldwide to sustain sea power.
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Cambridge
Mass
United States
British Commonwealth of Nations
H. Duncan Hall
Harvard University
Dominions
Hall
America
British Commonwealth
Editorial Calls for Empire Troops Parade in Britain
The Daily Express urges a large parade of Empire troops now in Britain to march through London and major provinces to inspire and energize the British public. The piece notes many troops have idle days and are bored with wandering the capital.
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London
The
Daily Express
Britain
Cadet Training Returns to Edmonton Schools
Edmonton schools plan to reinstate cadet training this fall pending approval and funding from the department of militia. The previous Dominion government funded program was abolished by the board in 1929.
Telephone service between United States and Berlin resumes
Direct telephone service between the United States and Berlin was restored for the first time since last September. Louis P. Lochner, AP staff writer in Berlin, telephoned the Associated Press from Berlin to report the development.
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New York
United States
Berlin
Tme
Louis P. Lochner
Associated Press
Mediterranean War Shifts as Britain Presses Offense
The New York Herald Tribune notes Royal Navy offensives from Alexandria toward Italy and from Gibraltar toward the Balkans, signaling control of Mediterranean communications. The Times calls Britain’s shift to offensive action a declaration of war in earnest, a pivot in the broader struggle for naval supremacy and imperial reach.
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New York
New York Herald Tribune
Mediterranean
Royal Navy
Alexandria
Italy
Gibraltar
Nelson
Times
Britain
Syria
Dardanelles
Munich
Balkans
Africa
India
Refugee Plan in Britain Faces Reductions
An authorized source says Britain has not decided on the large scale evacuation of thousands of children to Canada and the United States. The plan likely will be trimmed to hundreds due to ship space, Royal Navy constraints, and possible U.S. involvement. If government action ends, private evacuations would also stop.
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London
Canada
United States
Royal Navy
Washington
U.S
Britain
De Valera Holds Firm on Eire Neutrality
London reports indicate Britain has given up hope of a wartime agreement with Ireland over island defence. Prime Minister de Valera insists on neutrality and a united Ireland to defend Irish neutrality, while Viscount Craigavon rejects any move to abandon Northern Ireland’s belligerent status.
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London
Northern Ireland
Eire
de Valera
Viscount Craigavon
Ireland
Lord Craigavon
Appointment of ground defence director for UK air ports
In the Commons Sir Archibald Sinclair the secretary for air announced the appointment of a director of ground defence to supervise and coordinate the defence of air ports from air attack and parachute troops. He stated Britain is prepared for Germans landing in British uniforms.
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London
Archibald Sinclair
Air
Britain
Romania Withdraws From League of Nations
Foreign Minister Mihail Mareșescu announced Romania's withdrawal from the League of Nations, calling prior political fusions illusory. He said these moves soured Romania's relations with great and friendly nations, notably Germany and Italy.
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Bucharest
Rumania
League of Nations
Mihail Maroilescu
Germany
Italy
Shanghai Incident Fails To Escalate In Marine Arrests
Tokyo spokesman Yukichiro Suma said the Shanghai incident, in which United States marines arrested 15 Japanese gendarmes, could be settled between Japanese and American authorities in Shanghai. Rear Admiral Moriji Takeda called the actions barbarous while Col Dewitt Peck denied the charges as lies.
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Tokyo
Yukichiro Suma
Foreign Office
Shanghai
United States
Dewitt Peck
United States Marine
Moriji Takeda
Men Wanted for Canadian Active Service Across Nation
Ottawa officials urge immediate enlistment as Col. Ralston and Major Power call for 40 000 more for the Canadian Active Service Force and thousands for part time militia. They urge all men 19 to 45 to prepare for training and possible mobilization, with drills by July 15 and camps by August 1.
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Ottawa
J. L. Ralston
Defence
C. G. Power
Col. Ralston
Major Power
Canada Calls 150000 Men for Overseas and Home Defense
Major Power outlines a mobilization plan to raise 150000 men for overseas service and home defense in Newfoundland Iceland Greenland and the West Indies. He says 40000 more could enlist immediately and urges training every able bodied man for defence.
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Canada
Power
Daily War Cost in London Reaches Billions
Sir Kingsley Wood outlined the daily cost of fighting the Nazi menace at £9.5 million, about $42.3 million, in the House of Commons. He sought a £1 billion vote of credit and warned of possible further taxes as rationing continues. The grant was approved. the last such grant was £700 million in March with most already spent.
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London
Kingsley Wood Gravely
House of Commons
Kingsley
Army
Air Force
National registration to fit travelers during August four days
Justice Davis says Canadians abroad for registration will not be blocked by holidays or travel. The deputy minister designate explains the four day August period and rules for registering away from home with forms filed in the traveler’s temporary area and forwarded to home registrars.
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Ottawa
Justice T. C Davis
Department of National War
Justice Davis
J. G Gardiner
Halifax
Vancouver
Air Training Plan to Accelerate Operations in Canada
Canada widens the British Commonwealth air training plan to speed up training and move parts of the program to Canada if England’s defenses fail. Power says 1,196 officers and 10,220 men are in training with 2,418 air crew pupils expected by July. Canada prepares to supply twin engined planes and reinforce RAF operations with Canadian personnel oversea.
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Ottawa
England
Canada
Royal Air Force
Power
Air Plan
United Kingdom
Dominion
Royal Canadian Air Force
RCAF
Britain Moves To Silence Defeatist Talk In War Time
The government plans a nationwide effort to enlist citizens as silent soldiers against rumors and defeatist chatter. Citizens would combat false rumors and leaked military info, with slogans, posters, and charity contributions for those who gossip. The Nazi propaganda threat, including a former BBC translator accused of aiding defeatist talk, is cited as context.
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London
Kigdom
War Prisoners Ottawa Internment Plan Details
Officials said Canada would imprison 6700 prisoners of war and internees from the United Kingdom for the duration of the war. Some have arrived and been placed in camps at various locations. Camps were prepared for arrival, but no total in Canada was given.
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Ottawa
Secretary of State Department
Canada
United Kingdom
Dominion
No Food Shortage London
Britain will continue to eat despite submarine and bomber threats. Agriculture minister R S Hudson told the commons the milk supply cattle and sheep populations will be maintained. He said a reserve of meat on the hoof and a large store of cereals exist for winter emergencies and that the crisis is graver than in 1914. He urged higher food production next year to prevent millions from going hungry.
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London
Britain
R. S. Hudson
The
Commons
German Occupied Territories Face Food Shortages This Winter
A British statement accuses Germany of plundering occupied regions for food and raw materials, risking famine this winter. It notes strict rationing in occupied areas and diversion of supplies to Germany, with severely restricted use of remaining materials.
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London
Germany
Territoris
Occupied Territories
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