Joint Canada United States Defence Board Formed
Ottawa and Washington announce a joint defence board with Canadian members M Biggar Brig. Kenneth Stuart Capt. L. W. Murray Air Commodore A A L Cuffe and H L Keenleyside plus U S appointees Fiorella LaGuardia Exibick Harry Weil and J D Hickerson. Alternates named. board to propose measures to governments with parliament adjourned until Nov 5. The United States reports 6226 registered hospitals.
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M. Biggar
K.C
Ottawa
Kenneth Stuart, Dso
L. W. Murray
R.C.N
Naval Staff
A. A. L. Cuffe
R.c.a-F
Air Staff
H. L. Keenleyside
Department of External Affairs
United States
Fiorella H. LaGuargia
New York
Council of Mayors
Exibick
U.S Army
Atlantic
Harry Weil
U.S.N
F. P Sherman
Macnarney
US. Army
John D. Hickerson
State Department
Lst
Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities
Oliver Mowatt Biggar
Department of Militia and Defence
Robert Borden
France
Col. Biggar
Brig
Stuart
Joint Defence Board
Canada
Royal Military College
Kingston
Ont
Royal Canadian Engineers
Canadian Army
High Command
Murray
West Indies
Portsmouth
Canadian Navy
Royal Navy
Constantinople
Pat
Pacific
Air Service
Defence Board
Cuffe
Royal Canadian Air Force
RAF Down Italians in Libyan Desert Air Battle
A Royal Air Force squadron over the Libyan desert attacked CR 42 and CR 32 Italian planes. In a large air engagement, 15 Italians were shot down and seven more destroyed before the attackers withdrew with multiple aerial successes and confirmed victories by the leader.
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London
Roysl
English Channel
Africa
Empire air training scheme speeds up Canadian pilot output
Air Secretary Sir Archibald Sinclair told the House of Commons that the empire air training scheme is ahead of schedule with Canada producing pilots earlier than expected. He noted progress in Canada and praised the Canadian government and air staff for their energy and drive in the program.
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London
Archibald Sinclair
House of Commons
Canada
False News on London Raids Delayed German Propaganda
British Minister Alfred Duff Cooper stated in the House of Commons that Germans began spreading false London air raid news even before their planes reached England. He noted two advantages for propagandists and promised faster release of future attack reports.
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London
Alfred Duff Cooper
House of Commons
England
Minister of Information
Duff Cooper
Britain Stands Firm Against Nazi Terror
Sir Archibald Sinclair warned Britons the threat of invasion and massed air attack persists as Britain, aided by dominions and Allies, vows to preserve a free parliament and free press. He urged continued vigilance, sacrifice, and a stronger war effort to thwart Hitler and protect liberty until victory and peace return.
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London
Sir Archibald Sinclair
Britain
Europe
Royal Air Force
Hitler
Sir Archibald
Germany
Sancho Panza
Mussolini
Churchill
America
Proclamation Threatens Death for Aiding Enemy in Holland
General Fried rich Christiansen, commander of German land and air forces in Holland, warns that any aid to the enemy will be punished by death. The warning follows reports of British airmen crash landings in the Netherlands.
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Amsterdam
Holland
Friedrich Christiansen
Petain's fears rise as Allied raids threaten wider French occupation
British long range bombing targets northern Italy and southern German war industry, prompting Petain officials to fear expansion of German and Italian control into France. Bases at the Vosges and Jura are set to intercept raids while officials worry about Italian demands for bases at Marseille and the Rhone valley. Government expenses spike as transportation and supply strains grow, though the north maintains daily German contact while the south faces mounting logistical problems.
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Marseille
Rhone
Loire
Petain
Airmen of England The Center of the World Today
The New York Herald Tribune editorial lauds the Royal Air Force saying airmen fight man to man in the skies and may determine the fate of the western world. It likens them to Homeric warriors and knights, praising the remarkable aerial battle over England and the channel.
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New York
New York Herald Tribune
Royal Air Force
England
The
Herald Tribune
David
Knights of the Round Table
Channel
War Council Proposed for Allied Forces in Great Britain
In the House of Commons Sir Edward Grigg and G Le Mander discuss a potential inter Allied council with Dominion and Allied troops stationed in Britain. Grigg supports a formal body alongside the six foreign armies Poland Norway Belgium Holland France and Czecho-Slovakia to foster unity during the war.
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London
Great Britain
Edward Grigg
Commons
G. le Mander
Sir Edward
Poland
Norway
Belgium
Holland
France
Czecho-Slovakia
Armored Brigade Created For Canadian Forces At Camp Borden
Ottawa announces authorization of a Canadian Active Service Force armor brigade to be based at Camp Borden. Lt Col F F Worthington promoted to colonel to command. Participating units include Ontario Oshawa Three Rivers London Toronto Winnipeg Calgary and Fort Garry Horse with four militia battalions designated for possible expansion. Plans foresee rapid development of tanks and training with British and French input and potential production in railway shops pending munition supply.
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Ottawa
Defence
Ralston
F. F. Worthington
Camp Borden
A. G. L. McNaughton
McNaughton
C.A.S.F
Ontario Regiment
Oshawa
Three Rivers Regiment
Three Rivers
1St Canadian Cavalry
London
Toronto
Winnipeg
Calgary
Borden
Fort Garry Horse
Col
Worthington
United States
M.C
Canadian Armored Fighting Vehicles Training Centre
C.E.F
France
Canadian Machine Gun Corps
De Gaulle Attacks French Betrayers In Broadcast
General Charles De Gaulle denounced French leaders allied with Vichy and accused them of surrendering empire territories to Germany. He claimed 800 aircraft were being moved from Africa to Istres and warned that Paris’ government and a senile marshal were betraying France and aiding Nazi aims.
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London
Charles de Gaulle
Britain
Morocco
Algeria
Tunis
Germany
Istres
France
Petain
Vichy
Hitler
Mussolini
Casablanca
Dakar
Djibouti
Beirut
de Gaulle
England
Canada’s Military Forces Under Arms Reach 214000
Ottawa reports that upwards of 214000 men are now under arms in Canada’s military forces. Over 114000 serve in the Canadian Active Service Force and more than 100000 in the Non Permanent Active Militia. The munitions department notes over 8000 workers in seven aircraft factories, up 20 percent in four weeks, with many more employed in other plants producing wings undercarriages and assembling planes.
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Ottawa
J. L. Ralston
Canada
Department of Munitions
Dominion
Training centres listed for militia per region
A Defence Department memo lists 39 militia training centres across Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Each place is followed by the number of companies to be trained there including Fort William two Portage la Prairie four Brandon four Regina four Dundurn four Red Deer four Camrose four Grand Prairie one.
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Ottawa
Department of Defence
Ontario
Western Canada
Fort William
Manitoba
Portage la Prairie
Brandon
Saskatchewan
Regina
Dundurn
Alberta
Red Deer
Camrose
Grand Prairie
Romania Faces One Million Ton Wheat Shortage Report
Bucharest reports a severe wheat shortage for Romania, a major European granary. The government says war conditions and unfavorable weather cut production to less than half of last year, per Minister George Leon and the agriculture ministry.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Europe
Germany
George Leon
Ministry of Agriculture
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Board OF Defence For
U.S
Hiawa
Defence Services
Joint Board of Defence For
Mackenzie King
Washington
Roosevelt
Ogdensburg
N.Y
External Affairs Department
Far East
University of British Columbia
RAF
Ordnance
P. A. Chester
Hudson's Bay Company
Chester
Ordnance Department
Ers
War Council
Essex Regiment
Windsor
Calgary Regiment
Argyle Light Infantry
Belleville
New Brunswick Regiment
Western
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