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THE SUPREME WAR COUNCIL of the Allies met in London ©yesterday afternoon to consider the situation resulting from the German invasion of Norway and Denmark.
The following communique was issued from 10 Downing Street last night: "The seventh meet- ing of the Supreme War Council was held in London this afternoon.
"Great Britain was represented by Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Lord Halifax (Foreign Secretary), Mr. Winston Chur- chill (First Lord of the Admiralty), Mr. Oliver Stanley (War Minister) and Sir Samuel Hoare (Air Minister), who were accompanied by Sir Alexander Cadogan (Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office), Air Chief Marshal Sir Cyril Newell (Chief of Air Staff), Admiral Sir Dudley Pound (Chief of Naval Staff) and General Sir Edmund Ironside (Chief of the Imperial General Staff).
"France was represented by M. Paul Reynaud (Premier) and M. Edouard Daladier (War Minister), ac- companied by M. Corbin: (Ambassador in London), Admiral Darlan (navy: chief), and General Koeltz.
"The Counelf met to consider the altuation resulting from the German Invasion of Norway and Denmark.
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London, To-day. It is being suggested in Germán quarters, says an official statement issued in London, that Great Bri- tain is contemplating the invasion of Holland and
REPORTED Belgium and that Ger-
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A Paris, To-day.
A brief message: resolved--héro, Hitherto unconfirmed, reports that the 51,000-ton- German liner “Europa," ones, haldan of the Blue Riband for the Atlantic", erässing, has been sunk by a British sub- marine...while carrying German -troops for the operations agalhat
Norway.
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The report atates, that the liner
··had over 3,000 troops aboard.—
Havas.
BERLIN EXCITED
(BPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL") Kaunas, To-day." "Reports from Berlin state the population of the Ger- man capital shows the great- est excitement, with groups in the streets discussing the latest developments. ⠀
All telegraph and telephone com- munications were interrupted until 11 o'clock...
All Norwegian and Danish news- papermen have left Berlin.
In a declaration to the press, Herr von Ribbentrop, the Nazl Foreign Minister, said the Reich is "preserv→ Ing the integrity" of the two coun- tries, which were occupied "in order to preserve them from destruction.”
Havas,
BELGIUM PERTURBED
many would be justified in forestalling such ac- tion.
After the wanton invasion of Denmark and Norway by Germany the immediate con- |clusion at which most peo- ple would be tempted to ar- rive is that, as usual, Ger- many is preparing the ground for a fresh assault upon some other neutral country.
-Any suggestion- that' Great Britain or France are contemplating an at- tack on Holland or Belgium is so fantastic that nobody outalde Ger. many 'could for a moment be de- calvad "by I£--Reuter,
Feverish Activity In Belgium
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Brussels, To-day. Feverish activity la- taking place in: official: oiroles as the altuation is
considered ripe for the most unex- peated: possibilities.·
The Premiòr, M. Pierlot, yesterday conferred with: General: 'Denis, Na-
tional Defence Minister, and M. Paul Spaak, the Foreign Minister-Havas.
BALKAN CONFERENCE
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