Britain Ready for Any Attack in the Middle East
A London sourced review asserts Britain is now strong from the Turkish to Libyan borders and prepared for offensives in the Middle East. It notes halted Nazi moves toward the Suez Canal, explains the Turkish Libyan front, and cites Tobruk as a British-held pivot while German plans in Greece Yugoslavia and Crete falter.
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London
Britain
Middle East
Suez Canal
Egypt
Suez
Syria
Iraq
Turkey
Libya
Sicily
Greece
Salam
Alexandria
Cairo
Tobruk
Caucasian
Russia
Yugoslavia
Crete
East Africa
Ethiopia
Gondar
Uwolchefit
Invasion Danger New York Threat Seen by Pilot
Lt Col George R Hutchinson told a Rotary Club luncheon that hundreds of bombers could cross the Atlantic in 11 or 12 hours and drop enemy parachute troops on eastern U S cities. He said as many as 10 000 troops could be landed at strategic eastern airports lacking barrage balloons detectors or anti aircraft batteries.
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New York
George R Hutchinson
Britain
Rotary Club
Ocean
United States
Atlantic
Hutchinson
German Post Seized In Libyan Port Raid News
British and South African air actions reported in a Royal Air Force communique. A German post was seized at a circled Libyan port after patrols raided Axis lines. Heavy casualties were inflicted during a German counterattack. South African pilots flying American Maryland bombers attacked motor transport workshops and assembly plants at Derne.
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Cairo
Tobruk
Derne
Royal Air Force
London Citizens Offer Civil Defence Aid to Bengal
United States citizens in India offered their services for civil defence work reported by the British Broadcasting Corporation. The BBC said the Bengal government gratefully accepted the offer.
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London
United States
India
Bengal
British Broadcasting Corporation
BBC
Britain to ration all goods and require registry
London announces universal rationing for the population with a registration requirement. The exact start date of rationing was not disclosed.
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London
Britain
Farm implement sales rise 40 percent in 1940 Canada
Sales of farm implements in Canada during 1940 totalled 47 595 154 dollars, an increase of 40 percent over 1939, reflecting a strong rise in farming equipment demand.
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Canada
Nazi Bomber Tells of London Night Flight and Parachute Escape
The captured Nazi wireless operator recounts a raid over England at 19 000 feet. A British night fighter attacked, setting the bomber aflame. He strapped on a parachute, jumped as the aircraft blew apart, and survived with armor protecting him.
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London
England
Battle of the Atlantic Still A Critical, Unfinished War
Lt Col K Maclachlan deputy minister for naval services warns optimistic talk of the Atlantic war’s end is premature. Returning from Britain he notes the conflict remains tight and vigilance must stay high as British naval leaders confront submarine threats and evolving enemy strategies.
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Ottawa
K. Maclachlan
Naval Services
Briain
Admiralty
Atlantic
Soviet Army Defends Road To Leningrad In New Push
Soviet information bureau reports stubborn Red Army resistance as German Finnish forces press toward Leningrad from the north across the Karelia Isthmus. Battles rage in Kakisalmi Smolensk Bel Tserkov regions with counterattacks along a 350 mile front near Moscow and Kiev.
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Moscow
Leningrad
Karelian Isthmus
Soviet
Russia
Red Army
Kakisalmi
Soviet Information Bureau
Smolensk
Bel Tserkov
Ladoga
Finland
Kiev
Ukraine
Kholm
Estonia
Governor General Tour to Western Outposts
The Governor General and Princess Alice will depart Ottawa on Sunday August 17 for a western tour visiting Saskatoon Moose Jaw Swift Current Brandon Fort William and Port Arthur. The trip aims to view war activities and study agricultural developments in Saskatchewan and Manitoba before proceeding to Quebec.
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Ottawa
Princess Alice
Government House
Saskatoon
Moose Jaw
Swift Current
Brandon
Fort William
Port Arthur
BBC broadcasts draw growing European listenership
London F W Ogilvie director general of the British Broadcasting Corporation told a radio discussion with Sir Frederic White that Europeans increasingly listen to BBC broadcasts despite Nazi bans. He noted six overseas services in 39 languages producing about a quarter of a million words daily.
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London
F. W. Ogilvie
British Broadcasting Corporation
Frederic White
Europe
BBC
Ogilvie
Brand Traitors' Homes London Broadcast Targets France
A Free French speaker broadcast on BBC facilities urged Allied sympathizers in occupied France to mark a T on traitor doors. The list includes a Sever town resident who betrayed a Royal Air Force pilot hiding with the local population after bailing out from a burning aircraft.
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London
BBC
France
Sever
Bayonne
Royal Air Force
Postwar Reconstruction Talks Between United States and Britain
An authoritative source says discussions on postwar reconstruction have begun between the United States and British governments in exploratory exchanges of views. The statement notes early exchanges shaping future policy.
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London
United States
Close Contact Between British and Russian Fleets
In the House of Commons Clement Attlee said British and Russian fleets have established close contact in far northern waters. He cited operations by British planes from a carrier in the Arctic and noted activities of the fleets at Kirkenes Norway and other northern areas demonstrating near physical proximity.
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London
Norhern
House of Commons
Clement Attlee
House
Arctic
Kirkenes
Norway
Ambassador and Mrs Winant Attend Royal Box Concert
United States ambassador George Winant and Mrs Winant were seated in the royal box at Albert Hall to hear a concert promoting consular relations between Britain and the United States.
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London
George Winand
United States
Great Britain
Free French Government to Represent at Toronto Exhibition
The Toronto Exhibition will include representation from General de Gaulle's Free French government this year, as announced. The presence signals international recognition at the Canadian National Exhibition.
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Toronto
General de Gaulle
Britain will defend India if attacked says MP Ridley
George Ridley MP for Clay Cross warns Britain would not abandon India to defend herself if attacked. On BBC feature Britain Speaks he notes India's 3000 mile coastline and 5000 mile northern frontier cannot be guarded alone. He adds Britain seeks democracy for all peoples under its responsibility, though domination has ended.
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London
George Ridley
Clay Cross
Derbyshire
Great Britain
India
Ridley
Britain
British Broadcasting Corporation
Britain Plans Military Aid for Thailand If Invaded
London officials say British aid would depend on U S cooperation with stronger actions than blockades and would apply to the whole east. Thailand hopes to resist but Bangkok radio notes uncertainty and seeks material aid rather than bases, while Singapore dispatches indicate preparations by Britain Australia and India for any Japanese thrust.
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London
Thailand
Indo- China
United States
Britain
Japan
Burma
Singapore
India
Bangkok
Disney Studios to Aid Canada War Effort in Cartoon Films
Walt Disney studios will cooperate with the Canadian government to produce films for the war effort. Two projects are planned, starting immediately: a series for the War Savings committee featuring Disney's famous characters, and a military training cartoon for the minister of national defence.
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Ottawa
Walt Disney Studios
Canada
J. T. Thorson
National Film Board
Disney Studios
War Savings Committee
Disney
National Defence
Bombing trip to Germany thrills British crew in real raid
London reports that three men from the British documentary Target for Tonight staged a live raid on Mannheim. Flying a Wellington bomber with F for Freddie, they attacked docks and rail yards, firing on stations and warehouses, then returned safely as gunners received a night out.
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London
Mannheim
Ministry of Information
Freinhausen
Freddie” Wellingon
Germany
Soviet Union to Sell Military Supplies to Russia Under Licenses
The United States unfroze millions in Soviet orders and began supplying American goods to Russia. Details and amounts remain undisclosed as military secrets. Export licenses and priority aid were authorized, but routes and methods of shipment were not revealed.
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Washington
United
Victory Campaign Ottawa Post Office to use V for Victory stamps
Canada post offices will adopt a new V and Morse code stamp cancellation as part of the empire wide V for Victory campaign. The imprint replaces the standard horizontal bars and will alternate weekly with the Enlist Now impressions, says district postal director C C McGrail.
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Ottawa
Canada
C. C McGrail
Guerrilla War Report From Crete By British Troops
The Daily Mail dispatch from Alexandria says about 1000 British troops and marines have fought guerrilla actions in Crete for over two months. They shelter in mountain caves and raid the Germans nightly, ambush by day, destroy supplies and equipment, and are aided by resilient native Cretans still unsubdued.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Alexandria
Crete
Queen expresses gratitude for Canada birthday greetings
The Queen, in a message made public by the Earl of Athlone's office, thanks Canadians for their birthday message. She says she is greatly touched and asks that her thanks be conveyed to the people of Canada in reply to the governor-general's message.
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Elizabeth
Canada
Otawa
People of
Earl of Athlone
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