Allies vow steadfast fight until victory over fascist powers
London and London allied leaders adopt a resolution pledging mutual aid to continue the struggle against German and Italian oppression until victory is won. Prime Minister Churchill vows to resist Hitler anywhere on land or sea and states the island fortress will endure the eventual trial. The conference extends to many Allied governments and exiled movements.
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London
Britain
Britten
Germany
Q@il
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Dominions
Churchill
Hitler
Mr. Churchill
British Isles
United Kingdom
Belgium
Czecho-Slovakia
Greece
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Yugoslavia
Free French Movement
Battle Of Atlantic Improves Convoy Protection Says Cross
Ronald Cross, new British high commissioner to Australia, touring Canada, credits better air support and stronger convoy protection for the improving situation in the North Atlantic. He cautions he is not in close touch with the immediate war situation.
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Ottawa
North Atlantic
Britain
Ronald Cross
Australia
Canada
Indian Officer Bhagat Wins Victoria Cross for Minefield Clear
London reports Second Lieut Premindra Singh Bhagat of the corps of Indian Engineers is the first Indian soldier in this war to receive the Victoria Cross for spotting and supervising the clearance of 15 mine fields in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan under continuous pressure from dawn to dusk.
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London
Premindra Singh Bhagat
Corps of Indian Engineers
Bhagat
Sudan
French Tanker Alberta Torpedoed in Mediterranean
Vichy French admiralty reported the tanker Alberta torpedoed in the Mediterranean by a British submarine. Seven crew members died. the vessel was seriously damaged but did not sink.
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Vichy
France
Vichy Admiralty
Mediterranean
Removal of Armaments Official in Moscow
B L Vannikey, the commissar for armaments in the government, has been relieved of his duties for failure to cope with the duties of a commissar. Dmitri Ustiniv has been appointed in his place.
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Moscow
B. L. Vannikey
Dmitri Ustiniv Han
Hhis Place
Ottawa Seeks Job Protection For Returning Soldiers
Labor Minister McLarty outlined legislation to protect men who leave jobs for active service. The bill would require employers to reinstate veterans in positions not less favorable than their pre service status, modeled on a British measure. It will be introduced after summer adjournment, with drafts reviewed by labor groups and demobilization committees.
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Ottawa
McLarty
Angus MacInnis
Vancouver East
Labor Advisory Committee
General Committee
Pensions Department
Fast Planes Show Britain War Ready From Curtis-Wright and Bell
In Buffalo Curtis-Wright says it has shipped over 1,000 Tomahawk fighters to Britain and demonstrated a faster spike-nosed pursuit plane with secret armament. Bell Aircraft confirms 11 P-32 Airacobras to Britain, none yet in action. Curtis targets 69 planes per day, Bell six per day. New Curtis P-46 flown for war correspondents. many aircraft in the plants carry Royal Air Force insignia or British fittings.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Curtis-Wright Company
Britain
Bell Aircraft Corporation
Curtis
Bell
Government imposes essential works order in London
To accelerate wartime construction the government put building and civil engineering industries under essential works control similar to munitions. Labor Minister Ernest Bevin said productivity depends on expediting air fields and war office and admiralty projects. The order guarantees a six day work week.
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London
Ernest Bevin
War Office
Admiralty
Eden opens diplomatic service to all classes and women
Foreign Secretary Eden announced in the House of Commons that the diplomatic service will be opened to deserving candidates regardless of private income sources. The reform ends the monopoly by public school men of private means and makes women eligible for promotion to senior posts in diplomatic and consular branches.
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London
Eden
House of Commons
De Valera denies US access to Irish air and sea ports
London and Dublin reports say Prime Minister Eamon de Valera refused US use of Irish seaports or airports as a wartime transit route to Britain. He feared opening Ireland to German air attacks, while agreeing to a terminus in Eire for trans Atlantic passenger service and noting urgency to maintain a link to Britain via other routes.
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London
Eamon de Valera
Eire
United States
Britain
Mediterranean
Atlantic
Azores
Lisbon
Victory Torch Dedicated at Ottawa Rites
In Ottawa a Victory Torch symbolizing Canadian support for the Mother Country was dedicated during Parliament ceremonies. Prime Minister Mackenzie King urged young Canadians to enlist and support Victory Loan of 1941, with the torch later carried to the platform beside the National War Memorial. The scroll bore signatures of the governor general, King, Conservative leader Hanson, and Mayor Lewis.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Winston Churchill
Victory Loan
Mr. King
Conservative House
Hanson
Mayer Lewis
Soldiers Next for Two-Thirds Fare Reduction
Ottawa minister Ralston announced a two thirds cut in railway fares for soldiers on annual or embarkation leave. Return tickets drop to one third of the former one and a quarter cents per mile, with government and railways sharing two thirds. He noted 32 percent of total army recruits have joined since the current campaign, bringing enlisted men to 10,344.
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Ottawa
National Defence
Ralston
Dominion
Canadian women in France freed from internment
Ottawa officials announced that all Canadian women interned in France are being released. A recent list showed 59 women. The Canadian government had, via the U S government, argued that German women were not interned in Canada solely because of nationality.
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France
Ottawa
External Affairs Department
U.S
Canada
Civil Defence Army growth announced by Parliament
London Britain says a civil defence army of 4,000,000 is maintained with Herbert Morrison home secretary revealing the figure in parliament. The minister added that the ranks of fire bomb fighters were increased recently by 2,500,000 men and women.
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London
Britain
Herbert , Morrison
Ottawa aims for three tanks produced daily in Montreal
Munitions Minister Howe told the House of Commons that tank production at the Angus shops in Montreal is advancing. He stated the objective of assembling tanks at a rate of three per day will be achieved shortly.
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Ottawa
Montreal
Howe
House of Commons
Motorcycle crashes hit Canadian troops abroad in Britain
A Canuck invalided home from overseas says motorcycle accidents are taking a heavy toll on Canadian troops in Britain. He notes many men were discharged due to injuries from riding, with culprits including narrow English roads and blackout conditions during night maneuvers.
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Ottawa
Britain
Bombing Plane Sets East West Trans Atlantic Record
A bombing plane set a new east west trans Atlantic record of 13 hours from England to Canada, officials of Atfero a division of the British ministry of aircraft production announced. The aircraft landed at an eastern airport 133 hours after taking off from an undisclosed spot in England while returning trans Atlantic pilots to Canada to ferry other bombers to England.
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Montreal
England
Canada
Atfero
British
Ministry of Aircraft Production
Viscount Bennett Elevation Highlights Canada in War Honors
Rt Hon R B Bennett is raised to viscountcy in King’s Birthday honors, joining the House of Lords and returning to parliamentary life after leaving Canadian politics in 1938. Vincent Massey named to the Privy Council. Bennett to clash with Lord Beaverbrook in aircraft ministry debates amid wartime service.
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R. B. Bennett
London
Vincent Massey
United Kingdom
Privy Council
Lord Bennett
House of Lords
England
Empire
Canada
Juniper Hill Estate
Mickleham
Surrey
Canadian Conservative Party
Ministry of Aircraft Production
Lord Beaverbrook
Massey
Arthur Purvis
North American Supply Council
Waiting for the Next Nazi Move Toward the East
London readers speculate on Nazi troop concentrations from the Baltic to the Black Sea and possible Berlin plans for action against Britain. Analysis suggests Berlin may favor pressure on Moscow and Turkey rather than a direct invasion of Russia, with Crete and the Aegean to seal routes and limit Allied operations.
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London
Baltic
Black Sea
Balkans
Poland
German Reich
Berlin
Moscow
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Dardanelles
Iran
Syria
Mediterranean
Russia
Iraq
Crete
Aegean
Nazian Unieas
Turkey
Air Force Enlistments Reach Forty-Eight Thousand
Between October 1939 and May 14, 1941 a total of 48772 men enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force in Canada. Of these 16034 were air crew and 32738 ground crew. Western provinces totals include Manitoba 5828 with 1643 air crew, Saskatchewan 5277 with 1509 air crew, British Columbia 4314 with 1492 air crew, Alberta 4196 with 1326 air crew.
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Ottawa
Royal Canadian Air Force
H. A. Bruce
Toronto-Parkdale
House of Commons
Alberta
Metal restrictions push Canadians to accept scarcer metals
Ottawa urged Canadians to adjust to growing limits on key metals. Munitions Minister Howe said aluminum nickel and zinc are in high demand as war industries expand in Canada and the United States. If shortages persist the government rather than manufacturers will bear responsibility for curtailing supplies.
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Ottawa
Howe
Canada
United States
Refugees stream into Cairo after Axis raids
Refugees flood Cairo from the Axis raided Alexandria base with long lines of cars on highways. Premier Hussein Sirry Pasha reports at least 521 killed and hundreds wounded in recent Axis raids.
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Cairo
Alexandria
Hussein Sirry Pasha
Axia
Message From The King Seeks Thanks From Ottawa Leader
Prime Minister Mackenzie King received a message of gratitude from the King in reply to congratulatory notes sent on the celebration of the King's birthday in Canada. The exchange underscores imperial ties and ceremonial goodwill between Ottawa and the royal household.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Canada
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