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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 31, 1941.
VAST GERMAN FIFTH COLUMN AT WORK IN
NEAR EAST
Brendan
A "VAST GERMAN Fifth Column" is in Bracken "Eastern correspondent" of the Independent Jollied
Iran and Afghanistan, according to the
French Agency.
The correspondent says: "The diploma- tic representatives of Great Britain and Rus- sia are at present engaged at Teheran and Kabul in combatting the subterranean activi- ties of the Fifth Column.
"Uli ising these two centres 群众 bases, German agents and sabo- teurs are infiltrating into the neighbouring territories of the i Soviet Caucasian Republics, the Republic of Turkmen and Sovjet Turkestan, as well as
the: North-West Frontier of India,
"Acoldents, which appear to be attributable to sabotage, in industrial centres in the Cau- Сабия, have jed to Increased vigliance by the Soviet authori - leo.
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Mr. Brendan Bracken, new Minister of Informa- tion, was tackled in the Commons yesterday on the question of expediting the release of spot news and topical pictures to the U.S. and British Domin- ions.
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Mr. Brendan Bracken declared he would do everything in his power to give the maximum amount of news and photographs
to the U.S. and the British Dom-
"It is understood Great Britain A German dive-bomb-inions, and indeed to any part of
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British the world that would like to have
guarding the refineries and oiling attack on
the Anglo-Persian Oil shipping off the coast of Cyrenaica, North Africa, on Tuesday, was driven off1
Dangerous Activities "There is good reason to believe tha, German agents are working
in close collaboration with White
Russian refugees, some of whom
British news.― Reuter.
SOUTH
by R.A.F. fighters which S
shot down six enemy 'planes, according to yesterday's R.A.F. Middle The Soviet and British Min. East communique.
have been furnished with German passports.
isters have drawn the attention of the Iranian Government to the dangerous activities of Ger-
AMERICAN CONFLICT
MR. SUMNER WELLES, U.S. A STRONG FORMATION OF JUNKERS 87'S. ESCORTED BY ACTING SECRETARY OF man agents who are trying to MESSERSCHMITTS, MADE THE STATE, ANNOUNCED YESTER- cnilat the rupport of Iranian
ATTACK. FOUR BOMBERS DAY THAT THE CESSATION OF Eubjects trading In Soviet and
AND TWO FIGHTERS WERE HOSTILITIES BETWEEN PERU British territories.
AND ECUADOR MIGHT BE EX- BROUGHT DOWN.
PECTED IN THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE.
"It is noted that twice within a period of six weeks the Afghan Government has made a point of proclaiming its determination to maintain strict neutrality.
Afghan Youth
Reconnaissance has shown that Monday's raids on aerodromes in Sicily were more successiul than was first thought.
Indications yesterday morning gave hope of a prompt solution of the dispute.
Fighting has continued on Both at Catania and Borizzio the number of badly damaged Peru-Ecuador frontier since was announced aircraft was greater than origin-armistice
Saturday. Reuter. "Nevertheless certain groups of ally reported and the number of as destroyed young Afghans have
'planes confirmed
risen over to Nazi ideas and are play- during the sweep has ing the game of the local Nazi 36, with the knowledge that six, and not four, fighters were agents who are conducting pro- paganda of a somewhat simple, destroyed at Catania,
been won
and unoriginal character.
"They emphasise, first, that Afghans owe it to themselves to ensure the return of the Afghan minorities to their country, second y, that a country ke Afghanistan should have а powerful air force to ensure its} defence."
Reuter.
DEATH FOR SLACKERS
IN U.S.S.R.
Soviet determination to combat all Nazi attacks is
further evidenced by the drastic
punishment
of
slackness in fire-fighting in Moscow.
Three high officials in a Mos- cow car parts supply trust and a responsible. fire warden, of the trust were sentenced to death yesterday for the inadequate pro- vision of fire-fighting equipment and general slackness in precau- tions.
The inventory manager received 10. years' imprisonment.group. The case was judged by a mill- tary tribunal and accused were charged with deliberate sabotage and counter-revolutionary activity owing to fire on the night of July 14 on the trust's premises caus ing damage worth 31⁄2 million roubles. PARETS
The fire lit up one-quarter of | the city, nullifying, the black-out
Reuter
the
the last
ping at Benghazi during a raid on Monday night by R.A.F. heavy bombers. Two R.A.F. 'planes are missing some from the latest operations. 10 bombs on a quay and ship- Reuter.
The communique also ro. ports the dropping of
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