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STALIN MEETS NAZI WISHES
Reported Surrender To
To Demands
BIG NAZI EFFORT COMING
Mr. Alfred Duff-Cooper, Minister of Information, said in a speech last night | he was quite confident of victory but he warned the nation to expect
a big German effort this sum- mer.
Speaking of events in Greece and Crete, he said these should be set in proportion to the whole. The Germans, too, had their dis- appointments and disasters.
Mr. Duff-Cooper said these were things worth remenbering when you heard too much being, made of the defeat in Crete.
"Long may the day be distant when we shall refuse to give bat- tle unless we are confident of victory," he declared.
H.M.S. JERSEY SUNK BY A MINE
The Admiralty in London announced last night that the destroyer Jersey has been sunk by enemy mine.
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Jersey belonged to the Javelin class of destroyers and was of 1,990 tons. Com- pleted in 1939, she had a normal com- plement of 183. Reuter.
AMERICA WENT TO DEAL
MR. DUFF-COOPER ON TO SAY THE GERMANS KNEW THEY COULD AFFORD A LONG WAR AND THEY WOULD
NOT
MAKE A FAR
GREATER EFFORT THIS SUM-
MER.
DIRECTLY
Closer
Economic Collaboration With The Axis
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FOLLOWING UPON AUTHENTICATED REPORTS OF THE MASSING OF HUGE CONCENTRATIONS OF THE GERMAN ARMY OPPOSITE THE FRONTIERS OF RUSSIA, AND SPECULA- TION ON THE PRESENTATION TO STALIN OF CERTAIN NAZI DEMANDS, THE LONDON "SUNDAY EXPRESS" YESTERDAY ASSERTED NOT ONLY THAT DEMANDS HAD BEEN PRESENT- ED BUT THAT THE KREMLIN HAD GIVEN IN TO HITLER ON SEVERAL POINTS.
Message To Mussolini
Basing its statement on ம்
"a reliable Matsuoka's authority," the "Sunday Express” declared that Hitler recently demanded closer econo- mic collaboration on the part of the Soviet with Germany, a demand which Stalin accepted after a 40-hour conference with his military leaders.
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MR. MATSUOKA, IN A MES- SAGE TO MUESOLINI YESTER- DAY, PREDICTED THAT JAPAN NOT REMAIN INDIF-
"WILL
FERENT" IF THE UNITED
STATES ENTER THE WAR.
The "Sunday Express" report, which is not confirmed in official circles, alleges that Stalin came to a decision to meet Hitler's Following in the wake wishes after his military chiefs had informed But, he added, "at present we of President Roosevelt's him that Russia was unable to face the Nazi and moral declaration of economic war machine at the moment. superiority and we have never had a Prime Minister who enjoys warfare against the Ita- so great a measure of confidence lian and German Govern-reported to have asked for time to
The Red Army leaders are the extent of Soviet subservience brought_to of the people.” Reuter.
ments, the American in which to perfect the military Service. Government has ordered organisation, which at present is in no condition to stand up to the formal seizure of six German blitz tactics.
have both material
THE MAN THE NAZIS CAN'T GET
merchant vessels in Unit- Stalin is playing for. t'me
The "Sunday Express" claims
and continuing
ed States waters, and the that negotiations are United States is also ex-in Moscow, though the Kremlin has acceded to the German de- pected to deal directly mands in principle. with Germany's chal- Moscow is.reported to have pre- sented cortain (counter-proposals lenge to America's assert-to Berlin, and it is on details of THREE TIMES IN COMMAND ed right to "freedom of these suggestions that the pre- OF A DESTROYER SUNK BY the seas.'
sent negotiations are being held.
Control Of The
Ukraine ?..
ENEMY ACTION—AND. THREE TIMES SAVED IS THE RE-
CORD OF "LIEUTENANT-COM- In # new step to re-assert MANDER NUGENT ANTHONY American power, the Maritime BURNELL NUGENT, IN COM Commission, acting under the MAND OF THE DESTROYER direct orders of President Roose JERSEY.
volt, has instructed the Coast Guard to take possession of the Married only on Wednesday, 1: Danish vessel, Ninenyem, to-day. was stated last night that he was. One or more of the seized ships "perfectly safe."
He commanded the destroyers, Havant and Hostile, lost at Dun kirk and by mine, respectively. Reuter
TALKS IKARA
will be taken over by the Army for probable use as troop trans- ports, Action was first taken un- der the authority vested by the President who recently approved the ship seizure measure,
Altogether 84 idle foreign ships are already under protective cu- tody in United States parts, com prising 30 Danish, 28 Italian, two German, 11 French and several
"The "Sunday Express" states
a new "agreement betwán: Ber- lin and Moscow will be reach- ed within a few days and will be signed before the out.
a week la
THOUGH NO ACCURATE IN- FORMATION IS OBTAINABLE ON THE GERMAN DEMANDS, THE "SUNDAY EXPRESS! CLAIMSANTOS KNOW THAT THESE INCLUDE SOME FORM[ OF CONTROL OF THE UKRAINE AND, THE OILFIELDS AND REFINERIES OF THE CAU- CASUSKADI
er to Ankara Others,
London diplomatic circles, while in with the
denying definite knowledge of Minister Dr. The Maritime Commission states these developments, declare they yesterday, reports it is likely that more than six of may be possible, and state." thất interview was these vessels will be placed on Stalin in recent weeks has been have lasted h con- the Atlantic service InternationTM | doing everything possible.
conceal, from the Russian people
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Hitler-International
Mr. Matsuoka expressed a ""'de- sire to renew warm, congratula- tions on the success of Axis arms on all fields of battle and hopes that the Axis alliance will. "be a successful conclu- Newssion."—International News Ser-.
vice.
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