Allies vow to continue struggle until victory declared
London reports a formal Empire and Allied conclave adopting a resolution to persevere in the struggle against German and Italian domination until victory. Prime Minister Churchill pledged relentless pursuit and mutual aid, promising no peace while coercion remains and warning of an invasion if needed. The resolution debuts a united front from the United Kingdom and a broad list of allied nations and movements.
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London
Britain
British Empire
Germany
Mr. Churchill
Hitler
British Isles
United Kingdom
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Belgium
Czecho-Slovakia
Greece
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Yugoslavia
Free French Movement
Ottawa Looks to Protect Returning Service Members Jobs
Labor Minister McLarty announced Canada will introduce legislation to guarantee job reinstatement for men who leave positions to enlist. The bill, modeled on a British measure, aims to ensure no less favorable occupations upon return and will be considered after summer recess. A draft was sent to the labor advisory committee and demobilization and rehabilitation officials.
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Ottawa
Labor
McLarty
House of Commons
Angus MacInnis
C.cf
Vancouver East
Labor Advisory Committee
General Committee On
Pensions Department
Battle Of Atlantic Seen Improve For Britain
Ronald Cross the new British high commissioner to Australia, visiting Canada en route to take up his post, says the North Atlantic battle has improved for Britain due to better air support and stronger convoy protection though he cautions he is not in close touch with the immediate situation.
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Ottawa
North Atlantic
Britain
Ronald Cross
Australia
Canada
First Indian earns Victoria Cross in action in Sudan
Second Lieutenant Premindra Singh Bhagat of the Indian Engineers is awarded the Victoria Cross for detecting and supervising the clearing of 15 mine fields in the Anglo Egyptian Sudan. He worked under intense pressure from dawn to dusk daily.
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London
Premindra Singh Bhagat
Corps of Indian Engineers
Bhagat
Sudan
French Tanker Alberta Torpedoed by British Sub in Med
Vichy French admiralty reports the tanker Alberta torpedoed in the Mediterranean by a British submarine. Seven crew members were killed. the vessel was seriously damaged but did not sink.
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Vichy
France
Vichy Admiralty
Mediterranean
Armaments Commissar Relieved in Moscow Shuffled
In Moscow B L Vannikov a commissioner for armaments was relieved of duties for failure to cope with the duties of a commissar and Dmitri Ustiniv was appointed in his place.
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Moscow
B. L. Vannikov
Dmitri Ustiniv
Curtiss and Bell Build Fast P-46 and P-32 Aircraft for Britain
Curtiss-Wright reports sending over 1000 Tomahawk fighters to Britain and demonstrating a faster spike-nosed pursuit plane with secret performance and armament details. Bell Aircraft says 11 P-32 Airacobras have been sent, none seeing action yet, with daily production targets of 69 and six respectively. Correspondents observed Royal Air Force insignia on many completed planes and British fittings noted at both plants.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Curtiss-Wright Company
Britain
Bell Aircraft Corporation
Curtis
Bell
Royal Air Force
Government puts building and civil engineering under essential works order
To speed up vital war work the government places building and civil engineering industries under essential works control. Labor Minister Ernest Bevin says full productivity depends on expediting air fields and war office and admiralty construction with no time to argue. The order guarantees a six day work week.
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London
Ernest Bevin
War Office
Admiralty
Eden announces open diplomatic service to all classes
Foreign Secretary Eden told the House of Commons the diplomatic service will be opened to deserving candidates without sources of private income. The change ends the monopoly of public school men of private means and makes women eligible for promotion to the top posts under new financial reforms.
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London
Eden
House of Commons
Ottawa reports faster tank production in Montreal shops
Munitions Minister Howe told the House of Commons that tank assembly at the Angus shops in Montreal is progressing favorably. He said the objective of producing three tanks daily will be reached shortly as part of wartime production efforts.
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Ottawa
Montreal
Howe
House of Commons
Ireland Hesitates on Allied Air and Sea Access
London Irish sources report Eamon de Valera refuses US use of Eire seaports or air ports as a wartime transit to Britain. He fears German attacks targeting such facilities. He may allow a trans Atlantic passenger terminus in Eire while direct air links with Britain are urgently pursued due to German moves in the western Mediterranean and Atlantic.
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London
Eamon de Valera
Eire
United States
Britain
Mediterranean
Atlantic
Azores
Lisbon
Victory Torch Dedication Ceremony in Ottawa Rites
The Torch of Victory symbolizing Canadian support for Britain was dedicated in Ottawa with Prime Minister Mackenzie King praising the armed forces and urging young Canadians to enlist. He appealed for money and men for the Victory Loan 1941 as the torch awaits delivery to Winston Churchill after crossing the Atlantic.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Winston Churchill
Canada
Germany
Victory Loan
King
Conservative House
Hanson
Lewis
Soldiers Fare Cut for Ottawa Enlistees
Minister Ralston announced a two thirds reduction in railway fares for soldiers on annual or embarkation leave. Return tickets cost one and a quarter cents per mile before. now the Dominion government and railways cover two thirds, leaving one third to the servicemen. He noted 32 percent of needed recruits joined since the campaign began, with total enlistments reaching 10,344 men.
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Ottawa
National Defence
Ralston
Dominion
Regain Liberty Ottawa Aims to Free Women Interned in France
Canada confirms release of all Canadian women interned in France. A government statement notes 59 representations through the U S government show German nationals were not interned in Canada solely for nationality. The Foreign Affairs department cites ongoing diplomatic efforts.
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Ottawa
France
External Affairs Department
U.S
Canada
Britain reveals civil defence army of four million strong
In parliament Home Secretary Herbert Morrison announced a civil defence army of about 4,000,000 personnel. He also noted recent increases to fire bomb fighter ranks by 2,500,000 men and women.
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London
Britain
Herbert Morrison
Taking Heavy Toll on Troops from Motorcycle Crashes
Ottawa reports show motorcycle accidents inflicting heavy losses among Canadian troops in Britain. A Canuck invalided home cites injuries from rapid vehicle use, narrow English roads, and blackouts during night maneuvers as main crash causes.
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Ottawa
Britain
Canuck
Sets Air Record From England To Canada By Bombing Plane
A bombing plane set a new east west trans Atlantic record of 131 hours from England to Canada. Officials of Atfero, a division of the British ministry of aircraft production, revealed the feat. The aircraft landed at an eastern airport shortly after taking off from an undisclosed spot in England.
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Montreal
England
Canada
Atfero
British
Ministry of Aircraft Production
Viscount Bennett Elevated in King’s Birthday Honours
London. Rt Hon B B Bennett is made viscount, returning to parliamentary life with a seat in the House of Lords. Canadian high commissioner Vincent Massey joins the Privy Council, while Bennett’s peerage marks a historic first for a former Canadian prime minister.
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London
B. B. Bennett
Vincent Massey
United Kingdom
Privy Council
Lord Bennett
House of Lords
England
Empire
Canada
Juniper Hill Estate
Mickleham
Surrey
Canadian Conservative Party
Ministry of Aircraft Production
Lord Beaverbrook
Massey
Arthur Purvis
North American Supply Council
R. B. Bennett
Waiting for the next Nazi move toward the east
Speculation swirls over Nazi troop concentrations from the Baltic to the Black Sea near Russia. The piece argues a direct German invasion of Russia is unlikely and suggests Berlin may instead aim to pressure Moscow for aid, or push toward Turkey and British-held routes via a Balkan pivot.
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London
Baltic
Black Sea
Balkans
Poland
Africa
Cyprus
Syria
Turkey
Moscow
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Dardanelles
Iran
Russia
Iraq
Crete
Aegean
Air Force Enlistments in Ottawa 1939 to 1941
A House of Commons return shows 48 772 men enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force between October 1939 and May 14 1941. Of these 16 034 were air crew and 32 738 ground crew. Western Canada totals include Manitoba 5 828 with 1 643 air crew, Saskatchewan 5 277 with 1 509 air crew, British Columbia 4 314 with 1 492 air crew, and Alberta 4 196 with 1 326 air crew.
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Ottawa
Royal Canadian Air Force
H. A. Bruce
Toronto-Parkdale
House of Commons
Alberta
Metal Restrictions Ottawa Urges Public Patience
Canadians were urged by Munitions Minister Howe to accustom themselves to growing restrictions on key metals including aluminum, nickel and zinc as war industries expand in Canada and the United States. The statement said the government, not manufacturers, is responsible for curtailing supplies and that some articles may not be obtainable in the future.
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Ottawa
Howe
Canada
United States
Refugees stream into Cairo after Axis raids
Refugees pour into Cairo by rail and highway from the Axis-raided Alexandria base, with long lines of cars reported on roads between Egyptian cities. Premier Hussein Sirry Pasha lists at least 531 killed and hundreds wounded in recent raids.
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Cairo
Alexandria
Hussein Sirry Pasha
King Sends Gratitude for Canada Birthday Felicitations
Ottawa Prime Minister Mackenzie King received a message of thanks from the King in reply to King’s birthday felicitation sent by the prime minister on June 9 in Canada.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Canada
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