Stern peace urged by Sir Eric Phipps in Paris speech
Sir Eric Phipps urged a stern peace and a complete union with France to prevent a premature end to the war. He warned that defeating Germany then aiding a rearmed Germany would repeat a grim cycle, risking Polish fate and wider European stability. The Polish government in exile accused German forces of mass executions and other atrocities in occupied Poland.
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Bombing of Pajala Confirms Soviet Apology to Sweden
Russia handed Sweden’s legation in Moscow a note apologizing for the February 21 bombing of Pajala near the Finnish border by Red Army planes after previously denying the attack. The Soviet government acknowledged the strike and offered regret.
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Pocnnou
Wien
Moscow
Pajala
Red Army
RAF Depot Ottawa Transfer to Calgary
The Royal Canadian Air Force equipment depot now at Winnipeg will be moved to Calgary, transferring its functions and staff to the new location.
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Ottawa
Royal Canadian Air Force
Winnipeg
Calgary
Hungarian Nazi Party Arrests in Budapest Plot Charge
Sixty members of the Hungarian Nazi party were arrested in Budapest on charges of plotting against government members. Authorities say the suspects coordinated actions to undermine the state and target officials.
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Budapest
Nazi Party
British Expeditionary Force Repels German Raid on Maginot Post
British forces report a March 5 attack on a Maginot line post held by a fragment of a Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry platoon. The platoon sergeant major was killed, several Germans were casualties, and several British men are missing. The German news agency claims the engagement was the first real battle on the Western Front this war.
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War Office
Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
Appa
Soviet freighters head for Mexican Pacific port Manzanillo
Russian freighters Minsk and Engsis were reported en route to Manzanillo to join the Soviet and US fleets. The expected arrival follows the departure of two other Soviet vessels with cargoes totaling more than 12 000 tons.
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Mexico
Pacific Coast
Manzanillo
United States
Vladvostok
Minsk
Engsis
Red Cross Lists German and Allied Prisoners Held
The Prisoners of War Bureau reports fewer than 309 Germans and 150 Britons held after over six months of war. Officials say they have every reason to believe their lists are corrected up to date, covering soldiers sailors and aviators captured by the belligerents to date.
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National Red Cross
Geneva
International Red Cross
Tokyo May Offer Peace Terms to China Within Fortnight
Sources say Japan’s premier Yonai plans a peace formula to end the undeclared war. The plan has been submitted to both parliament houses and is being redrafted.
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Tokyo-Japan
China
Yonai
Soviet German Collab On Dnieper Bug Waterway
Reported acceleration of reconstruction on the century old Dnieper Bug waterway aims to boost Soviet German economic collaboration. The line purportedly runs entirely in territory controlled by Germany and the USSR.
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Moscow
Romanian Navy gunboats reach Paris for Black Sea service
Three 35 ton gunboats built in England arrived in Paris. They travel via France’s inland canal system toward the Mediterranean for service with the Romanian Navy in the Black Sea theater.
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Paris
England
Black Sea
France
Mediterranean
Allies reject publication of Soviet Russia talks
France and Great Britain decided not to publish documents on negotiations with Soviet Russia before the war. The step aimed to avoid revealing embarrassing differences of opinion among the Allies and Poland.
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Sonacr Eecesene
Carcles
France
Great Britain
Russia
Poland
Prepare For Air Raids London
Great Britain moved to register children in her cities for prompt dispersal in event of spring air raids. The notice outlines government plans to shelter and relocate youngsters in case of aerial threats, with emphasis on public compliance and city readiness.
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London
Great Britain
Australia Plans Expanded War Service and Training
Prime Minister Menzies outlined a major Australian Army program including a 90000 man reserve, home training calls for 25000 to 50000, and a two year cost of at least 561600. The air force would grow sevenfold by 1999 with 17000 added to munitions work by June 1942 in Australia and New Zealand for Britain.
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Australa
Ro G Menzies
Australia
Menzies
Australin
Zealand
Great Britain
Canada Exceeds Fur Quota For Period Ending Nov 30
The customs bureau announced Canada has exhausted its quota of 58 300 furs for the period ending November 30 Others have filled March quotas but for April 1 to November 30 seven thousand four hundred furs of their quota remain unfilled The report notes Washing black fox furs
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Canada
Customs Bureau
Netherlands Spy Trial Ends as Government Tightens Spy Laws
Justice Minister Banister told Parliament foreign espionage will be punished more severely and the Netherlands will bolster its espionage service. The spy trial in Rotterdam closed with Bakker admitting a monthly stipend of about 81 dollars and wartime service in France. Co-defendant Henrich Drewer, editor of Essen’s Westdeutscher Presse Dienst, faced testimony about documents found in his baggage containing instructions for Bakker.
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Toll Court
Germany
Rotterdam
Govermment
Justice Banister PS Gerbrandy
Pariment
Bakkerlands Subj Rven
France
Hennch Drewer
Westdeuscher Presse Dienst
Essen
Bakker
Drewer
Ottawa announces new lieutenant governor for New Brunswick
Prime Minister Mackenzie King named William George Clark of Fredericton to succeed Murray Macaren whose five year term expired February. Clark, a Liberal who served in York Sunbury NB last parliament, is president of J Clark and Sons a motor car and farm equipment business.
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Ottawa
William George Clark
Fredericton
New Brunswick
Mackenzie King
Murray Macaren
York-Sunbury
J. Clark and Sons
May End Argument over Canada's youngest serviceman
Private Alex C Berwick of the Toronto Scottish in England celebrated his 15th birthday with his regiment at Alder Shot last January. His family says he joined up a few weeks before the war broke out and, given his age, received permission to serve in Canada.
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Toronto
Unis
Alex C Berwick
Toronto Scottish Regiment
England
Aldershot
Berwick
Canada
Mount Lyell Mines to Supply Copper to UK Government
The Mount Lyell mines in Tasmania plan to supply the British government with copper ore. The expected quantity could reach several thousand tons annually.
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Hopart
Ras Surpus
Mount Lyell
Queen Elizabeth crosses Atlantic in secret maiden voyage
British press hails the Cunard liner Queen Elizabeth as a bold demonstration of naval power and secrecy. The 1,030-foot ship, longer than the Queen Mary, sailed Feb 28 with 4 crew sworn to secrecy and no passengers, planning a New York arrival amid wartime tensions.
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Elizabeth
Great Britain
Press Association
Britain
Guardian
Cunard-White Star Company
Arrval
New York
Adolf Hitler
Raeder
Clyde
Atlantic
Royal Air Force
Te Tiner
Clydte
Aline
Scotland
Rhodes Scholarships Extended to India for Oxbridge Study
Trustees announce expansion of Rhodes scholarships to India. Two awards will be available annually for Indians to study at Oxford after the war.
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Rhode
India
London
Rhodes
Oxford
Calgary police probe spread of antiwar pamphlets
Calgary authorities widen inquiries into the distribution of Communist antiwar pamphlets across southern Alberta in recent days, with investigators examining several locations for copies and potential links to wider activities.
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Calgary
Alberta
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