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GERMAN SEIZURE OF CONTROL AT DAKAR Key Positions
MASTERY OF THE ADRIATIC
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Under the peace treaty between Italy and the newly-created kingdom of Croatia, Italy get the entire Dalmatian coast, as well as virtual military and economie domination over Croatia.
Italy gets all the Dalmatian coast southwards as far as the border of old Montenegro, includ- ing the important Yugos.av ports of Split and Sebenico and all in- portant islands along the coast.
This constitutes virtual Italian mastery of the Adriatic.
SURPRISE
In Port Occupied MOVE BY
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GERMAN SEIZURE OF PORT FACILITIES, AERODROMES AND PART OF THE ADMINIS-
RESIGNATION SOVIET
TRATION OFFICES OF THE FRENCH WEST OF SUNER
AFRICAN PORT OF DAKAR, WAS REPORTED LAST NIGHT BY USUALLY RELIABLE FRENCH SOURCES IN LONDON.
REJECTED
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Soviet Russia, in a sur- prise move, has closed to diplomats and all other foreigners, certain
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"} Some of the best and most modern ships of the French Navy are reported to be anchor- ed in harbour at Dakar, the African port nearest to South America.
The
regime, as received by the U.S. Government, Includes a provi. sion for the use of French naval and air bases in Africa, as well as Europe.
Ger- report of many's partial occupa- tion of Dakar coincides with press messages Senator Reynolds urged caution describing the influx of in talks of se zing Dakar by force but suggested that negotiations German army, navy and be opened immediately to buy
officers air force "technicians" into
and French possessions in the
itern hemisphere, including
qu..
wes-
the
the Caribbean Island of Martini-
Croatia is pledged to take no military, naval, political or eco-Senegalese port. nomic steps which might men- Meanwhile, in Washington, Sen- ace Italy's hold on the coastal ator Claude Pepper is still sug- regions.
gesting American seizure of Dakar as a counter to French collabora- When Mussolini and the Croation with the Axis. tian leader, Dr. Pavelitch, appear- ed on the balcony and were hy- sterically cheered, Mussolini smiled while Pavélitch was ashen- faced. International News Ser-
vice.
Vichy Statement
areas
A Madrid report states in the Black Sea and Cas- that the Spanish Foreign pian oil fields, the Central Minister, Senor Serrano Asiatic Republics and the Suner, has handed in his For East and northern resignation to General, frontiers.
Franco.
tion.
The order, interpreted in diplo- the General Franco, says the report, 'matic circles in Moscow as has refused Senor Suner's resigna- forerunner of an important Rus- sian move, was circulated among The Spanish Cabinet will meet the Moscow Diplomatic Corps
International News by the Soviet Foreign Office.
It also prohibits travel any- to-morrow, Service.
where in the U.S.S.R. except on special permission.
R.A.F. BUTTS
IN AGAIN
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While Baghdad radio claimed A statement was issued yester-
Palestine, day by the French Government an Iraqi invasion of at Vichy saying
Geroan 1British 'planes are bombing and tiat
motor lorries not machine-gunning occupation of Dakar was Use Of Bases
raised at the recent meeting be- bound for Palestine as the latest the increasingly tween Admiral Darlan and Hitter. | development in Senator Pepper's proposal fol.
The statement refutes allega- complex Near Eastern war.
Lorries crossing Dakar lowed disclosure that the Gertions that the control of
the Syrian loaded with upon frontier for Iraq man agreement with the Vichy by Germany was agreed
material for Raschid All were at the Darlan-Hitler inseting.
destroyed when R.A.F. 'planes International News Service,
swooped down and attacked, International News Service.
ONE OF GREATEST Nazis R.A.F. ONSLAUGHTS Filter
OF THE WAR
Into Iraq
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British and German forces have come to grips in a new theatre of war the rich oil fields of where fighting
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL”) GREAT FIRES WERE LEFT BURNING IN THE GERMAN INDUSTRIAL CITY OF CO- LOGNE AND GREAT AREAS ON THE FRENCH COAST WERE STREWN WITH RUBBLE IN THE WAKE OF ONE OF THE GREATEST R.A.F.previously had been con- BOMBARDMENTS OF THE WAR.
Residents on the English coast who watch ed and heard the terrific bombing attack on the invasion coast, said it was the heaviest pounding the R.A.F. had ever carried out in that area.
The Cologne, attack, according had left Cologne a mass of smok-
the Air Ministry, brought a ing ruinṣ."
hall of incendiary, and high: ex- Other British 'planes ranged and Boulogne, plosive bombs plummeting down over Rotterdam
Iraq
fined to hostilities be- tween the British and comparatively small Iraqi forces.
There are indications that Ger- man troops are filtering into Iraq in transport 'plans.
air
Following the German attack on the R.A.F. aerodrome. at Habbanlyah, British 'planes have bombed groups of Nazi machines standing ön the runway at Mosul aerodrome, In the very heart of the Mosul oli field.
One Heinkel was destroyed and International
for the second successive night. where the docks were badly
An earlier announcement had battered. International News others damaged, rusjaled that „Friday, night's attacku Servicerului News Service.
\LONDON
It is announced that notice of the route to be travelled, destina- tion and duration of the journey, must be supplied to the Soviet Foreign Office before such per- mission can be obtained.-Inter- national News Service.
to
AFGHAN APPEAL TO
ROOSEVELT
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Afghanistan is reliably reported
have appealed to President Roosevelt to mediate in the Iraq hostilities "in order to save fur- ther bloodshed." International News Service.
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