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FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1941
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FAR EAST DANGER SIGNALS
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BRITISH
Serious View Taken In London BRITONS Tokyo Massing LEAVING In Manchukuo And SAIGON
On
Thai Border
SEVEN AND EIGHT COLUMN BANNER HEADLINES IN LAST Although the British EVENING'S LONDON NEWSPAPERS CARRIED THE NEWS, LEARN- consulate has not given ED IN AUTHORITATIVE LONDON QUARTERS EARLIER IN THE orders, a proportion of the small British colony DAY, THAT THAILAND IS "UNDOUBTEDLY IN A POSITION OF
in Saigon is evacuating on Monday to Singapore.
The party consists chiefly of women and children.
The movement of Japanese
DANGER."
The "Evening Standard” headlined its report "Japan threatens Thailand and Vladi- vostok. One million of the Soviet's best
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troops through Saigon is abating troops ready. Tokyo masses in Manchukuo.' somewhat, giving rise to the supposition that they are making The "Evening News" headlines read: more use of water-borne traffic up the Mekong mouths.
“Japan masses striking force 100 miles from
Siam's position dangerous,'
All official Franch buildings Vladivostok.
in Salgon have suddenly start-
crosses on the roofs.
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ed Sporting enormous white and gave prominence to the Tokyo broadcast It is understood this is due to yesterday that "war may come at any
a Vichy order
to ensure the
safety of French property in the moment."
event of an armed conflict
in
the Far East, which indicates
A review of the war situation
French non-belligerency-Reuter given in authoritative quarters in
Another Raid On Sicily
Another
war base
in Italy has been raided by British aircraft, it was revealed in yesterday's
on
more
Huge sums have been spent
making Singapore powerful, and the British Air Force there is superior in qual- ity to anything Japan can bring against it. Reinforcementa
London yesterday shows that in Manchukuo the Japanese arq reported to be massing possible striking forces between Harbin and the northern border of Korea have recently been sent. --about 100 miles from Vladivo- The Malay Princes are Co- stok--while in Indo-China
operating enthusiastically in plans Japanese have occupied Siemreap, for the defence of their country. 250 miles from Bangkok, capital Burma is now also in a far of Thailand, which country was more favourable position to repel described as "undoubtedly in a any assailant.-Reuter. position of danger."
the
It is thought in London that
Thailand would do its best to reelst if Japan took milltary action.
In The North During the past few weeks the
Cairo R.A.F. communique. Japanese have been reinforcing
ON WEDNESDAY
JAPANESE
STICK TO STORY
their 250,000 men in Manchukuo there NIGHT and northern Korea and *FLEET AIR ÁRM AIRCRAFT, is evidence they are preparing ATTACKED THE SUBMARINE more defensive positions, BASE AT AUGUSTA, IN SICILY Japan would have no difficulty
Mimy direct hits from a low al- in titude with heavy bombs scored,
were
R.A.F. and South African bomb. ers during the same night raided Derna, Benghazi and 'other ports in Italian and German hands.
Three enemy 'planes were des troyed in a raid on Malta the same night-Reuter.
AUSTRALIA'S POLICY
►
Japan has no designs
reinforcing its armles in Manchukuo and Korea through Port Arthur and Dalny, but it is pointed out that the Russian army on Thailand she is on in Siberia is very strong.
very good terms with that 'The Russian Far East -army]
declares the has a total strength of roughly State,"
1,000,000 men; is composed of Japan Times,” organ of best-equipped Soviet troops and the Japanese Foreign
the most highly-trained and
has good generals.
The Japanese have the disad-| vantage of having to keep a great] part of their military strength in China..
Office.
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of
The paper, accuses "Britain of "raising the Japanese bogey to camouflage her own aggressive in- tentions for strengthening Sing- Thailand's Position apore through the creation of ad- They have landed 50,000 men vance bases at the expense
Thailand." THE FAR EASTERN SITUA- in Indo-China and are occupying. TION WAS THE SUBJECT OF A eight aerodromes in that country. Mr. Suzuki, well-known editor- CONFERENCE BETWEEN THE Thailand's armed forces total fal commentator of, the "Yomiuri AUSTRALIAN MINISTER IN about 50,000 and its equipment is Shimbun," writing in the August WASHINGTON, MRR C fairly limited, although their air issue of the journal "Japan," while CASEY AND THE SECRETARY force makes up for its limited admitting the general situation E OF STATE," MR. CORDELL size by its quality,
forbids us to deny the possibility HULL, YESTERDAYAA
of war between Japan and the
Mr. Casey declined to comment EMPHASIS WAS LAID IN United States," expresses the view on Japan's southward expansion LONDON ON THE BELIEF THAT that if America' is to extend "ef- beyond saying "Australia strong-IF JAPAN ATTEMPTED TO fective.ald" to Great Britain she ly believes that the pince to de-ATTACK SINGAPORE HER RE-will "And it imperative to avoid as fend Australia is as far away from SOURCES WOULD BE TAXED far as possible any antagonism of
IN TO THE LUTM990111011JpaReuter.
THAIS BAN JAPANESE AIRCRAFT
is reported in Saigon that Thailand has refused passage to a four-motored Japanese passenger seaplane from Saigon to Bangkok.
The 'plane was due to pick up the Thai delegates to the Boundary Commis- sion who have not yet arrived.--Reuter.
INVASION VISIONS
The prospect of a Bri- tish invasion of the Con- tinent is beginning to be put forward in the Ameri- can press as not outside the realms of possibility.
An expedition somewhere to the north, possibly with Russian collaboration, is now being rem garded as both practicable and logical.
THE DANGERS OF SUCH AN OPERATION ARE NOT MINI- MISED BUT IT IS FELT THAT BRITAIN HAS FORCES EQUAL TO THE TASK.
The New York "Daily Mirror""" in particular deprecates the "blitzkrieg" and suggests that an invasion of Nazi-occupied terri- tory might well be attempted. Reuter.
RUSSO-BELGIAN RELATIONS
Arrangements have been made for an exchange of representa- tives between the Governments of Soviet Russia and Belgium following a meeting yesterday of the Belgian Foreign Minister, M. Paul Spaak, and the Russian Am-- bassador to Britain, M. Ivan Maisky.
The meeting took place at the Secretary of State's room at the
·Foreign Office.--Reuter.
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