Britain Ready for Any Attack in Middle East
British forces claim setup in the Middle East is strong from Turkey to Libya with readiness for assaults on Libya Sicily or Greek islands. Strong positions in Egypt, Syria, Iraq, and East Africa deter Axis offensives while Tobruk remains a Libyan flashpoint and German advances in Russia slow amid heavy casualties.
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Lomton
Batain
Middle East
Britain
Greece
Salam
Alexandria
Catron
Tobruk
Egypt
Iraq
Suez
Caucasian
Russia
Yugoslavia
Crete
Syria
East Africa
Ethiopia
Gondar
Woolchefit
Invasion Danger New York Radio Warning at Rotary
Lt Col George R Hutchinson warned a Rotary Club luncheon that several hundred bombers could cross the Atlantic in 11 or 12 hours and drop enemy parachute troops on major eastern cities. He said as many as 10 000 troops could be dropped on 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 as Tobruk patrols attack Axis lines
A British communique said Tobruk patrols raided Axis lines and seized a German post at the Libyan port, inflicting heavy casualties during a counterattack by German forces. South African pilots flying American Maryland bombers reported a series of attacks on motor transport, workshops, and an assembly plant at Derna according to an RAF communiqué.
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Cairo
Tobruk
Derna
Royal Air Force
British offer of civil defence services to Bengal government
The BBC reported that United States citizens in India offered their civil defence services to the Bengal government and that the offer was gratefully accepted by the authorities.
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London
United States
India
Bengal
British Broadcasting Corporation
BBC
Milk Rationing Announced for Britain Nationwide
Britain will ration milk and the entire population must register for distribution. The exact start date of rationing was not disclosed.
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London
Britain
Farm implement sales in Canada rise in 1940
Canada sold farm implements and equipment totaling 47 595 134 dollars in 1940, up 6 percent from 1939, reflecting steady growth in farm supply markets during the year.
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Canada
Nazi Bomber Talks London Night Flight Escape
A captured Nazi bomber crewman recounts a raid on England. He describes a night fighter closing in, an explosion, injuries, and his escape by parachute after the craft caught fire. He claims armor plating protected him and notes the moonlit approach before leaping from the plane.
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England
Hhe
Governor General Tour to the West with Princess Alice
The Governor General and Princess Alice will depart Ottawa on Sunday August 17 for a western tour. They will visit Saskatoon Moose Jaw Swift Current Brandon Fort William Port Arthur to view war activities and study agricultural developments in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Afterward they proceed to Quebec.
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Ottawa
Princess Alice
Government House
Saskatoon
Moose Jaw
Swift Current
Brandon
Fort William
Port Arhur
BBC broadcasts draw European listeners despite Nazi bans
F W Ogilvie director general of the BBC told a radio discussion with Sir Frederic White that Europeans increasingly listen to BBC broadcasts despite Nazi orders. He noted six overseas services in 39 languages with a daily output of about 250000 words.
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London
F. W. Ogilvie
British Broadcasting Corporation
Frederic White
Europe
BBC
Ogilvie
Free French Call For Doors Marked With T In Occupied France
A Free French speaker on BBC urged Allied sympathizers in occupied France to mark doors of traitors with a T. The broadcast named a Sever, Bayonne area resident who betrayed a French-Canadian RAF pilot sheltered by locals after bailing out from a burning aircraft.
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France
London
BBC
Sever
Bayonne
Royal Air Force
Postwar Reconstruction Talks Shape U S British Views
An authoritative source says exchanges between the United States and British governments have already explored several aspects of postwar reconstruction in an exploratory manner, reflecting early coordination ahead of formal policy moves.
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London
United States
Battle Of Atlantic Ottawa Warns Against Complacency
Col. K. S. Maciachias deputy minister for naval services says optimistic talk that the Battle of the Atlantic is over is unfounded after returning from Britain. He notes the Atlantic remains under close scrutiny by capable officials and that vigilance must continue to keep the trans Atlantic lane open against submarines.
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Ottawa
Col
K. 5S
Maciachias
Naval Services
Britin
Admiralty
Atlantic
Soviet Army Defends Road to Leningrad and Moscow Sectors
Soviet information bureau said Red Army fights stubbornly in Kakisalmi near Leningrad while continuing counterattacks in Smolensk and Bel Tserkov sectors. Frontline reports indicate heavy clashes across a 350 mile front from Smolensk to Kiev with German offensives repelled in the north near Kholm and in Estonia.
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Moscow
Leningrad
Karelian Isthmus
Soviet Russia
Red Army
Kakisalmi
Soviet Information Bureau
Smolensk
Bel Tserkov
Souhwest
Ladoga
Finland
Kiev
Ukraine
Kholm
Estonia
Close Contact Between British and Russian Fleets Noted
In the House of Commons Clement Attlee announced close contact between British and Russian fleet units in far northern waters. He cited Arctic carrier operations and activities at Kirkenes Norway showing the proximity of British and Soviet naval forces.
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London
Norhern
House of Commons
Clement Attlee
House
Arctic
Kirkenes
Norway
Winant Attends Concert to Promote U.S.-Britain Relations
In London ambassador George Winant and Mrs. Winant were in the royal box at Albert Hall for a concert aimed at advancing consular ties between the United States and Great Britain.
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London
George Winand
United States
Great Britain
Free French to be represented at Canadian National Exhibition
General de Gaulle's Free French government will be represented at the Canadian National Exhibition this year, it was announced.
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Toronto
General de Gaulle
Protect India Under No Condition WM Brita Leave Country Undefended
MP George Ridley of Clay Cross Derbyshire on BBC Britain Speaks insists Great Britain will not abandon India to defend itself if attacked. He cites India's 3000 mile coastline and 5000 mile northern frontier as untenable alone. He argues Britain seeks democracy for all peoples it is responsible for.
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WM Brita
London
George Ridley
Clay Cross
Derbyshire
Great Britain
India
Ridley
Britain
British Broadcasting Corporation
Disney Studios to aid Canadian war effort with films
Walt Disney studios will co operate with the Canadian government to produce films supporting Canada's war effort. Two projects are planned with immediate start. a War Savings series featuring Disney characters and a military training film 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 described as real life raid
London reports a British documentary crew reenacted part of Target for Tonight by flying to Mannheim on an actual raid in a Wellington bomber named F for Freddie. The crew bombed docks and rail yards at 500 to 300 feet, firing at stations, warehouses, and goods yards while dodging German fire before returning home.
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London
Mannheim
Ministry of Information
Freinhausen
Germany
Soviet Seeks Large US Export for Russian Orders
The United States unfroze millions of dollars in Soviet orders and began supplying material to the Russians. Details and exact amounts were kept secret as military sensitive. The government authorized large exports under unlimited licenses and priority handling, but the method of transport to Russia was not disclosed.
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Washington
United States
Russia
British plan to aid Thailand if attacked by Japan
London officials said Britain would press for military aid to Thailand and beyond to the East if Japan invades, hinging on U S cooperation with stronger action than blockades. Thai radio in Bangkok signaled thanks while seeking war materials, not occupation, and British and Allied units prepared for a potential Japanese thrust.
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London
Thailand
Indo- China
United States
Britain
Japan
Burma
Singapore
India
Bangkok
Ottawa post offices to use V for Victory stamp cancels
Canada’s postal offices will adopt a new cancellation stamp bearing a bold V followed by Morse code. District director C C McGrail says the V impression will alternate weekly with the Enlist Now design, replacing the standard horizontal bars among post office markings.
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Ottawa
Canada
C. C. McGrail
Postal Services
British Troops In Crete Wage Two Month Guerrilla War
The Daily Mail dispatch from Alexandria reports about 1000 British troops and marines operating in Crete for over two months. They hide in mountain caves, raid German forces nightly, ambush by day, damage food and arms, and sabotage supplies while allying with undaunted Cretan mountaineers.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Alexandria
Crete
Queen Elizabeth Thanks Canada For Birthday Message
The Queen expressed warm thanks to the people of Canada for their birthday message in a public note via the Earl of Athlone's office. She said she was greatly touched and wished her thanks conveyed to Canadians after replying to a message from the governor-general.
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the Duke of Kent
Rideau Hall
Earl of
Queen Elizabeth
Canada
Otawa
Earl of Athlone
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