Oil shipments to Spain halted by United States
Washington reports the United States has suspended February oil shipments from the Caribbean to Spain as part of a broader review of Spain's wartime stance. The move limits Spain to essential fuels, constraining reserves while tensions rise over Spain's ties with Germany and reports of German espionage near Gibraltar.
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Spain
United States
Washington
Caribbean
Germany
Madrid
Gibraltar
Coningham Takes New Post Leading RAF Home Tactical Force
Air Marshal Sir Arthur Coningham, veteran commander of Allied air units in North Africa and the Mediterranean, has moved to Britain to head the RAF No. 2 Tactical Air Force, with No. 1 Tactical Air Force designation for Mediterranean units. He serves as deputy to General Eisenhower, coordinating close air support with ground operations.
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Air Marshal
Coningham
Britain
London
Arthur Coningham
United States
Africa
Sir Arthur Tedder
R.A.F
Arthur
Middle East
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Air Ministry
No. 2 Tactical Air Force
R.A.F. No. 1 Tactical Air Force
Tactical Air Force
Strategic Air Force
Argentina and Chile Cut Ties With Axis, U.S. Says
Washington officials say Argentina's break with the Axis closes the western hemisphere to Axis agents. Argentina had traded with Germany and Japan until January 26, resembling Chile which cut relations earlier after U S pressure. In 1942 Sumner Welles warned both nations for housing Axis spies. Chile ended ties three months after Argentina.
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Washington
Argentina
Germany
Japan
Chile
United States
Sumner Welles
West Indies volunteers join Sar air force training plan
The air ministry announced the first contingent of ground staff volunteers from the West Indies has arrived in Britain. About 1,000 men were chosen to come to Britain for training under the official scheme.
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London
Sar
West Indies
Britain
Air Ministry
Release urged early demobilization of trained foresters
The Canadian Society of Forest Engineers at its 36th annual meeting urged early demobilization of trained foresters from the armed forces to provide supervisory personnel for post war forest projects. It also favored a national forestry congress and asked the Dominion government to inventory Canada’s forests and expand aerial photography use. It urged expenditures for forest insect research and supervision.
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Montreal
Canadian Society of Forest Engineers
National Forestry Congress
Dominion
Canada
Record Heavy Bombing Of Europe Sets January Mark
London reports 31000 tons of bombs dropped on Hitler’s Europe in January, a possible all time monthly record. 20000 tons came from Britain, 9000 from the Mediterranean theatre on Italy and the Balkans, with rough totals due to partial announcements. RAF notes Nettuno operations disrupted German supply, Mediterranean losses under 1% per sortie, and German weakness linked to fighter distribution and flyer quality.
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London
Hitler
Europe
Mediterranean
R.A.F
Britain
Italy
Balkans
United States
RAF
Nettuno
Coastal Command
Worth Studying Ottawa Manufactures Farm Equipment Share
The war expenditures committee in Ottawa says Canadian manufacturers should increase domestic production of farm equipment beyond 38 percent. The report notes strong postwar industrial growth and agriculture’s dominance in food production and urges alignment with reconstruction policy.
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Ottawa
Canada
War Expenditures Committee
House of Commons
Hughes Cleaver
Halton
Polish dispute prompts cautious Russian rejection
Washington reports Moscow politely but firmly refused US mediation to reconcile Moscow and the Polish government in London. The reply expresses gratification for US action but says the situation has not ripened for good offices. Hull conveyed the Russian stance at a press conference, after the US note asked Moscow to consider mediation.
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Washington
Russia
United States
Moscow
London
Cordell Hull
W. Averill Harriman
Poland
Idle farm areas in Canada shrink five percent in 1941
Dominion census figures show abandoned idle farms covering 5,023,541 acres in 1941, down from 5,289,166 in 1931. The number of idle farms fell to 32,518, about 219 fewer than 1931, with land valued at 22,290,114 and buildings at 5,380,988, below 1931 totals.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Dominion Census of Agriculture
Canada
UN conference planned to curb cartels in postwar era
London reports Lord Woolton disclosed in the house of lords that plans exist for a United Nations conference to deal with cartels. Lord Strabolgi warned that Germany's monopoly finance leaders may seek to reestablish old contacts with Britain and the United States even as Allies hunt war criminals and disarm Germany.
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London
United Nations
Lord Woolton
House of Lords
Lord Strabolgi
Germany
Britain
United States
Incendiary Bomb Fails to Fire House Water Douses Blaze
A bomb fell through a south Essex roof during a German raid. It started a fire but burned through a water pipe, releasing water that extinguished the blaze. No injuries reported.
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London
Essex
Britain Allocates 100 Million Pounds for Nazi-Liberated Relief
London reports Britain is setting aside nearly 100 million pounds for relief in Europe liberated from the Nazis. The fund totals about 450 million dollars according to the Daily Express.
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London
Britain
Daily Express
Peace Policy For The Empire Must Now Be Planned
London urged Britain and the dominions to map a unified postwar plan covering imperial relations defence and foreign policy. Lord Listowel and Viscount Samuel pressed for coordinated imperial actions while Viscount Cranborne warned contentious questions should await postwar context.
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London
Britain
Dominions
Earl of Listowel
Lord Listowel
Churchill
Curtin
Smuts
Viscount Samuel
United States
United Kingdom
Viscount Cranborne
MacArthur Celebrates 64th Birthday On Duty in New Guinea
General Douglas MacArthur, Allied commander in the southwest Pacific, marked his 64th birthday on January 26 by remaining at his post, underscoring his commitment to ongoing operations in New Guinea.
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Allied
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Great Need for A Livestock Policy In Western Canada
Regina report on Prof. J W Grant MacEwan of the University of Saskatchewan urging enduring livestock policies to sustain Western Canada’s postwar food production. He cites European destruction, argues for diversification, grass and feed reserves, market assurances, and either free trade or substantial support for producers. He forecasts continued dairy cattle and pig output with rising sheep potential and stable beef.
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Regina
Canada
J. W. Grant MacEwan
School of Agriculture
University of Saskatchewan
King's Hotel
MacEwan
Russia
Germany
Belgium
France
Holland
Denmark
Britain
Prof
Canadian Polish A T S trainees train as snipers in Scotland
Six Canadian women born in Poland, new to Britain, join Polish A T S to learn sniping, field tactics, and guerilla warfare. They will handle Bren guns and grenades after training and plan to enter Europe with Polish forces. Jadwiga Nowak led Polish women during the German invasion and Alicja Dziki served in the C W A C before transferring to the Polish army.
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Scotland
A.T.S
Britain
Europe
Poland
Jadwiga Nowak
Winnipeg
Alicja L. Dziki
Manville
Alta
C.W.A.C
Lieut
A. C. Dziki
England
German claim on Greek supply dumps exposed by Luftwaffe report
A German radio report says Nazi troops discovered hidden supply dumps in Greek mountains used by British planes to drop weapons for Communist bandits. It claims guards were overpowered and four machine guns two mortars many rifles and eighty parachutes with explosives and time bombs were found.
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London
Greece
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Patrick Nixon
R.C.N
Victoria
B.C
Hm.c.s. Chaudiere
Navy
Lord Halifax
Toronto
William Mulock
Ont
University of Toronto
Crown Prince
Olaf
Norway
Percy W. Nelles
Canadian Army Overseas Photo
Vasilyev
Solodonik
Sudakov
West
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