Plan for Bringing Troops Home Through Great Air Sea Rescue
London reports Allied air sea rescue system as the largest of its kind. From Europe, over 60,000 troops flown to the United States since April with more to come, as two major routes via Iceland Newfoundland and Marseille Casablanca Natal Brazil are used to speed evacuations.
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Great Britain
United States
Brazil
Ear 8S Hoag
United States Air Transport Command
Atlantic
Pacific
12Th
Bahia
British Isles
Iceland
Newfoundland
Marseille
Casablanca
Africa
Ascension Islands
Natal
Caribbean
Senate panel warns on German disarmament risk
A United States senate committee urged Congress to monitor German disarmament for at least 15 years. It calls for quarterly Allied council reports for the first three to five years and annual updates thereafter, warning Germany remains a major threat and better prepared to pursue global conquest than in 1918.
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Washington
United States Senate
Congress
Allied Control Council
Harry M. Kilgore
Dem
Germany
Mass arrests in Bavaria target German business leaders
Allies seize over 100 German financiers industrialists and bankers in Bavaria. Arrests by military police and intelligence units began mid June, with about 123 wanted men captured. Bank accounts safe deposits and liquid assets have been frozen as authorities probe ties to British and American connections prior to the war.
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Munich
Bavaria
Counterintelligence Corps
Criminal Investigation Department
Public Safety Authorities
China and Russia urged to deepen cooperation by council
The People's Political Council in Chungking unanimously adopted a resolution calling for closer cooperation between China and Russia to strengthen their relations and align policies.
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Chungking
The
People’s Political Council
China
Russia
Berlin to form inter Allied city authority for joint rule
British American and Russian commanders agreed to supply Berlin from all four zones and establish an inter Allied governing body for the city. Zhukov Weeks and Clay presided as they outlined a rotating chief command and a technical staff to oversee local government, with orders issued in four languages.
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Berlin
Germany
Gregory Zhukov
Ronald Weeks
Lucius Clay
Zhukov
Britain
Clay
United States
Allied Control Commission
Floyd Parks
L. O. Lyne
Gorbatov
Russia
de Beauchesne
Centre Council
Italy May Import 1.2 Million Tons Wheat
Capt. Ellery W. Stone head of the Allied commission for Italy told Ansa that a poor harvest could force Italy to import 1.2 million tons of grain, more than twice the prior estimate for the year.
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Rome
Ellery W. Stone
Allied Commission For
Italy
Ansa
Overseas service draft ships to United Kingdom for postwar duties
The largest C W A C draft ever to leave Canada arrived in the United Kingdom to replace more than 300 slated for repatriation. Others head for duty on the continent. The parade at Aldershot was reviewed by Lt General Montague Maj General Spry and Lt Col Isobel Cronyn.
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London
C.W.A.C
Canada
United Kingdom
Aldershot
P. J. Montague
Dan Spry
Isobel Cronyn
Toronto
Heavy Export Orders For Seed From Canada
Ottawa reports rising demand for Canadian grain and vegetable seeds as Europe rebuilds after war. European crop experts seek alfalfa red clover and timothy seed from northern Canada, citing vigor and cross bred improvements. Wheat varieties Marquis and Thatcher showcase Canadian climate suitability and export trade now valued at four to five million dollars annually.
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Ottawa
Europe
Canada
Combined Food Board
Marquis
Thatcher
Russia
Mail to Europe Ottawa reopens links with liberated countries
Communications between Canada and liberated European nations are being gradually re established. Mail now reaches Belgium Bulgaria Channel Islands Denmark Dodecanese Finland Romania Yugoslavia France Greece Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Poland Estonia Latvia Lithuania. Air mail available to Channel Islands Denmark Finland France Norway.
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Ottawa
Canada
Europe
Belgium
Bulgaria
Channel Islands
Denmark
Dodecanese Islands
Finland
Romania
Yugoslavia
France
Greece
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Son Disinherited as Lloyd George Won’t Inherit
Earl Lloyd George, eldest son of the late Prime Minister David Lloyd George, seeks to halt probate of his father's will after being left out of the estate. The will reportedly leaves widow, two daughters, and a younger son shares, with funds for veteran servants and a lifetime provision to the current earl. The claim centers on a clause the son opposes regarding his prior support.
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Lloyd-George
London
Earl Lloyd-George
David Lloyd-George
Daily Mail
The
Press Association
Canada eyes 1945 feed crop as key to wartime food needs
Ottawa reports that the 1945 feed crop could determine relief for Britain and Europe. Officials note lean hog output in Canada may limit bacon supplies to the United Kingdom, while U S plans for more livestock face weather and labor challenges. Despite slow seeding, officials see potential for a bumper harvest if weather improves.
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Ottawa
Canada
United Kingdom
Europe
Dominion
United States
Fast German plane from Munich nears combat readiness
Americans found a Dornier DC-335 with nose and tail propellers, capable of 450 mph at 25 000 feet and faster in tests. About 40 of the craft, some flyable, were seized at an air field. others partly destroyed were found at additional sites. The design, not used in war, neared production when Germany surrendered.
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Munich
Germany
Dornier
Mackenzie says veterans not given rushed repatriation
British press conference quoted Hon. Ian Mackenzie, Canada’s veterans affairs minister, stating soldiers in Aldershot depots have not gained priority for shipping. He said the department does not handle return priority but that the repatriation schedule is fixed and those men will not return before their turn.
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London
Ian Mackenzie
Waiting list swells for Trans-Canada air passage
Applicants for trans Atlantic air passage on the Trans-Canada fare paying plan face a long wait. Priority officials report a waiting list of 300 names that began accumulating two years ago. New reservations will be taken but filled only after the list clears.
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Ottawa
Air Priority
Haseen
Halifax News: Capt. Adams Takes Command of Stadacona Dockyard
Capt. Ken Frederick Adams of Victoria, newly returned from overseas, assumes command of the 43 acre stone frigate Stadacona. He succeeds Capt. H. W. Balfour, OBE, VD, RCNVR, Saskatoon, as flotilla head.
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Halifax
Ken. Frederick Adams
R.C.N
Victoria
H.M.C.S. Iroquois
HMC
S. Stadacona
H. W. Balfour
O.B.E
V.D
R.C.N.V.R
Saskatoon
Forests Closed On Vancouver Island and Mainland
Forestry officials order closure of Vancouver Island and lower mainland forests to logging and public access as fires rage across the timberland. The move aims to curb spread and safeguard communities amid ongoing wildfires.
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Vancouver
Vancouver Island
British Columbia
Lower Mainland
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