Canadian General Hoffmeister Returns to Ottawa for Pacific Duty
Bert M Hoffmeister 38 of Vancouver stocky commander of the 6th division of 30 000 men assigned to United States forces in the Pacific arrived at Rockcliffe airport Ottawa after flight from Britain via Sydney N S He is the first Canadian divisional commander back from the European theatre since Germanys defeat The general will confer with Prime Minister Mackenzie King and Canadian staff then plan training and assembly of forces in Canada before moving to a US base for advanced training
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Vancouver
United States
Pacific
Rockcliffe
Here
Britain
Sydney
N.S
Hoffmeister
Germany
5Th Armored
Italy
Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Maye
Canada
A. Sparling
Toronto
Peiiery
1St Canadianorps
Arthur E. Wrinch
1St Canadian Corps
Margot
Wrinch
Sparling
London Praises Eisenhower After City Freedom Honor
British press lauds Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower for accepting London’s freedom and his speech on Anglo American friendship. The Daily Sketch praises him as a man of words and action, while The Times notes a noble contribution toward a happier postwar order. He left London for Germany afterward.
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London
Eisenhower
Germany
Daily Sketch
Sketch
The
Times
Ameri- CH
State of Siege Declared in Bogota
A government decree declared a state of siege in Bogota Colombia after public order was disturbed. Other measures ban meetings and demonstrations unless authorized, with censorship by the national police until further orders.
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Bogota
Colombia
Troopships Arrive Next Week in Halifax
Four more ship loads of Canadian troops head to Halifax the week of June 15. Two hospital ships accompany the group. The Letitia arrives June 16 and the landovery Castle June 19 with Wolfrided returned men. Scythia and Samaria are the other transports.
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Halifax
Dominion
Scythia
Samaria
Chinese forces recapture Juian near Wenchow after Foochow thrusts
Chinese high command reports recapture of Juian, 15 miles south of Wenchow, after taking Pingyang 10 miles farther south. Hoyan and Ishan also retaken as Japanese forces withdraw from Foochow area leaving Amoy as the only pocket in Fukien.
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Foochow
Juian
Wenchow
Pingyang
Hoyan
Canton
Ishan
Liuchow
Amoy
Fukien
Hoyun
Hong Khong
Kong Kong
Tangier Status Return Talks Reported
Spain informally notified Britain it is ready to negotiate restoring Tangier to international status. The move follows Spain's 1940 occupation after France fell, with U.S. interest noted as a party among interested powers in initial exchanges.
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Madrid
Spain
Britain
Tangier
France
U.S
London
Foreign Office
United States
Demand for Syria and Lebanon at parley urged by Chamoun
London June 13 Camille Chamoun Lebanese minister in London urged that Syria and Lebanon be represented at the planned tripartite conference by Britain France and the United States to discuss the Levant. He warned that their future independence is at stake and must be represented from the start. The Levant crisis is linked to Arab independence and tensions with French and British Middle East policies.
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Lebanon
London
Levant
Camille Chamoun
Beyrouth
Britain
France
United States
Sir Edward Spears
The
Oliva Roger
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Europe
Oriental
Pacific
League of Independent Arab States
Cairo
Spring
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Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Tripolitania
North Africa
Trial of Joyce set before end of June in Britain
William Joyce known as Haw Haw the Nazi broadcaster faces trial in Britain by month’s end per attorney general Sir David Maxwell Fyfe. Reports place Joyce in Britain or Brussels awaiting arraignment at Bow Street court under the Traitor's Act as a British subject.
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London
William Joyce
Old Bow Street Court
Joyce
New York
Japanese generals die in action and from wounds
San Francisco reports two more Japanese generals killed in action and wounded in battle. Domei broadcast, recorded by the FCC, notes the fatalities as of June 13.
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San Francisco
Domei
Federal Communications Commission
Government Looks To Gain Working Liberal Majority
Ottawa June 13 independents and independent Liberals could yield a working majority for Prime Minister Mackenzie Kings Liberal government in the next parliament if the service vote due June 20 does not alter party standings. Current tally shows 118 for the Liberals 66 for the Progressive Conservatives and 26 for the CCF with potential backing from eight independent Liberals and three independents.
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Ottawa
Canada
Mackenzie King
Progressive Conservative
C.C.F
Liberal
Quebec
B. Arsenault
Bonaventure
P. J. A. Cardin
C. G. Power
Air
Mr. Cardin
Major Power
Liguori Lacombe
Laval Two Mountains
Frederic Dorion
Charlevoix-Saguenay
Australia Amendment Defeated in UN Veto Debate
In San Francisco on June 13, a Australian amendment to bar the use of a big power veto in a world security treaty was defeated 20 to 15 with 15 abstentions and five absences. Australia led for the amendment with 10 backers, while the big five nations opposed the change as pro big power control. The vote clears the path for a United Nations conference committee on proposed security machinery, with small nations seeking a future veto amendment.
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San Francisco
World Organization
United Nations Conference
Australia
Brazil
Colombia
Chile
Cuba
Iran
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Panama
Russia
China
Costa Rica
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Dominican Republic
France
Honduras
Lebanon
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Guatemala
India
Iraq
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Peru
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Turkey
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Ecuador
Egypt
el Salvador
Haiti
Paraguay
U S Rejects De Gaulle Invite to Five Power Middle East Talks
Paris sources report the United States sent a friendly note to France declining Gen. de Gaulle's invitation to a proposed five power conference on Middle Eastern issues. De Gaulle's plan countered a London backed three power Syria and Lebanon talks.
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Paris
United States
France
Gen. de Gaulle
London
Syria
Lebanon
Missing Indian boy hunted in Ranfurly district
Royal Canadian Mounted Police report a wide search near Edmonton for Albert Whiskeyjack an 11 year old treaty Indian mute imbecile missing since Monday. He wandered from his parents camp with two dogs one dog found ten miles away. RCMP dog Rough assists in the search with prior Western Canada search experience.
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Edmonton
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Ranfurly
Albert Whiskeyjack
R.C.M.P
Rough
Canada
Truman Says Big Three Meet Set for Moscow
President Truman announced a Big Three meeting is scheduled in Moscow but time and place would be disclosed upon arrival. He expects a unified Polish government to emerge on a broad base and noted progress with British and Polish representatives. He listed attendees including Stettinius Byrnes Hopkins and Davies if health allows, and warned the London government would be dissolved if a new inclusive Polish government is formed.
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Washington
Truman
Moscow
Ano
Harry Hopkins
Joseph E. Davies
London
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
James F. Byrnes
Hopkins
Davies
United States
Russia
Australians Push Toward Seria Oil Zone In Borneo
Australian forces land at Brunei Bay and push toward Seria as Japanese fire destroys Seria oil storage tanks. In Labuan, Australians advance beyond the airstrip while Japanese pockets resist with rifles and machine guns. In Mindanao, Davao area fighting continues as Marines dive bombers aid, and Mandog town nears capture. On Okinawa, troops hold newly won heights as Gen Morshead notes continued operations.
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Borneo
Seria
Labuan
Manila
Philippines
Davao City
Davao River
Mindanao
Mandog Town
24Th
Okinawa
Yaeju
Morshead
Further Gains Made in Burma
British 14th army troops pushed eastward from Toungoo against Japanese forces retreating toward the Thailand frontier. They seized a village near Tanbingon north of Letpadan, while bombers hit troop concentrations northwest of Bilin with several fires reported.
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Calcutta
14Th Army
Toungoo
Thailand
Southeast Asia Command Headquarters
Tanbingon
Letpadan
Tharrawaddy
Bilin
Moulmein
Britain Sees Polish Leaders List As True Reflector Of Polish Feeling
London official says the invited Polish leaders represent Polish sentiment as talks with Stalin and Hopkins proceed. Law asserts consultations are first step toward a broad democratic Warsaw government acceptable to major powers. Deadlock in Warsaw discussed by Polish and Big Three in Moscow with Britain US and Soviet Russia. London notes absence of London-based Polish government members from the invited group.
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London
Reuters
Joseph Stalin
Harry Hopkins
National Unity
Eden
Richard Law
House of Commons
Poland
Moscow
Foreign Office
Washington
Warsaw
Crimea
Britain
Russia
United States
French Ex-Governor Taken Into Custody
London June 13 Reuters reports Ar mand Annet former governor general of Madagascar was arrested at Casablanca Morocco by Paris radio. Charges unspecified. Annet led resistance during the 1942 invasion and did not capitulate until September 1942.
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London
Reuters
Armand Annet
Madagascar
Indian Ocean
Casablanca
Morocco
Paris
Annet
Alberta to extend debt refunding plan for savings certificates
Premier E C Manning announced a summer special session to ratify a debt refunding scheme for Alberta's public debt. The plan would issue over 113 million dollars in new bonds to cover defaulted bonds, with interest set between two and 3 1/4 percent and include U S exchange bond negotiations for holders of old bonds.
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Edmonton
Alberta
E. C. Manning
Manning
Privy Council
United States Securities Commission
U.S
Goering Receives 2000 Calories Daily In U S Custody
War Minister Grigg told the House of Commons that Hermann Goering in American custody gets about 2000 calories a day, well below British civilian rations, in response to questions about his treatment and possible cage confinement.
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London
Reuters
Herman Goering
United States Army
Grigg
House of Commons
Goering
Prince Humbert Seeks Solution After Bonomi Resigns
Crown Prince Humbert begins talks with Italian party leaders following Ivanoe Bonomi’s resignation to resolve Italy’s postwar political crisis. A plebiscite or constituent assembly is to decide the monarchy’s fate, with the Allied embargo shielding the crown as republican critics press for reform.
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Rome
Prince Humbert
Ivanoe Bonomi
Europe
Italy
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