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January 28; 1942: Churchill last....The has spoken_at]
tenor of his speech is extremely gloomy and pealmistlé.
Ho
Soebbels
Diary
must admit that Rommel is un-Swedish Press, and not talk out
of turn. defeated.
CASTRO-OSTROUMOFF-Mr. &ing man who has only his head
Mrs. H. A. Costro announce the forthconsing marriage of their youngest daughter, Aldo Teresa, to Mr. Andrew Ostroumoff, only son of Mrs. A. Brun, on Saturday, 3rd April, 1948, nt 4 p.m. at St. Joseph's Church,
above water.
He admits very serious losses in North Africa, But be cleverly assumes responsibility for them so as not to have to kick anybody out.
The fact that he defends his Nu Invitations being colleagues awakens sympathy issued but all relatives and for him. I shall not have this friends are cordially wel-
come to the ceremony and section of his speech released later to a Iteception at No. for the German Prean and ra On Brom Rond, Blue Pool.
Stalin's
dio.
Grave-Digger
to the tense atmosphere, the Rus 1 regard Churchill as the real sian representatives put on a show grave-digger the British
of
position.
Lammers
(chief of Hiller's
CARNIVAL
By Dick Turner
- COPE- TESZ BY JIKA DENICE, 10. 7.16.280. U. 8. PAT.-
12-27
"Keep right on knocking, Emory-l don't see anybody at home but there are two mighty suspicious. lumps beneath the rug!"
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
(Dr. Goebbels seems muddled He compares the position of England with that of a drown-In his own mind about Sweden'. In this day's entry he draws.comfort. from the fuct that Sweden is neutral and re gards this as an indication that
In the very Sweden is helping Germany and in. on her side.
ho however, next sentence, states that Sweden would not to tako up arms hesitate against Germany if her neu trality were threatened.
Goebbels further makes the the of interpreting mistake
King's offer to ab bust has been Swedish unveiled in the London Ex-dicate as a sign that he is "un ways far less Important.
I have received pitiful re- THE COLD WAR
change.
That's where it be doubtedly" on the German side
about the situation in WARMING UP
longs.
The collaboration be when, in fact, this was a gea-ports
ture to his own people to pre- Greece. Hunger there has be tween Bolshevism and super- The tempo of events is mount-
entire population." Out ing rapidly, of the blue capitalism is thereby publicly vent Sweden's being involved come an epidemic affecting the
In the war; in other words, a
People are dying from under- symbolised. comes a dramatic offer to restore
England has sunk low. She purely pro-Swedish attitude.
Later references in the diar-nourishment by the thousand Trieste to Italy, with a strong is facing dificult times. She
los teem with Recusations on the streets of Athens-a re hint that later Italy's former can thank Churchill, a political colonies will come under sym-gambler of the first order who about Sweden, the "state which suit of the brutal British block- has no right to existence any-ade, a blockade against a peo- pathetic consideration, and as the can only live from hand to
of the first blow for the West in the mouth but not do any long-way," the "Germanic renegade," ple who foolishly wanted to.
which is "playing with fire": pull the chestnuts out
fire for the English. That's Italian election battle its sigui- range plaining.
the nation that becomeя more how London thanks them. ficance is unmistakable. Adding
Insolent every time Germany suffers a reverse.)
January 29: The landing of Chancellery) mentioned on bril at a meeting of the Allied Con-Empire.
American troops in Northern clo in the National Zeitung of Churchill hasn't the faintest Ireland created a great sena-Essen which criticised official- trol Council in Berlin which could readily be
East therefore to have every- converted into intention of permitting truth- tion. Although Southern Irish; dom severely. I gave orders:
WHY GO TOO FAR? the final breach between the So- ful news reporting. He always territory is not Involved, de forbidding all such attacks in
can't Valera protested vigorously.
Some people, when you give thing else of import, but only what he
It won't de to have two pro- them a piece of good advice, 50 led to the club A. teored the K vict Zune and Western Gervold admitting, or what can't
diamond K. pecially the Possibly the Americans,
Germany,, namely too far. They apply the advice be denied...
acting on behalf of the English, fessions in Perhaps even more important "I had the Foreign Office give merely wanted to try out how teachers and Government of to such an extreme extent that too, returned to dummy, with
cials, subjected to public criti- they would
the K, ran are the Franco-Italian discussions me a report on our relations to the Irish Government
have been better the heart 10 to cism.
off without it. Such is the three more clubs for discards lesigned, it is freely stated, to Sweden. Sweden has, after react.
An editor would of course enke with occasional players of all hia spades, led the discover whether there is an ac- all, done more for the German
No. Danger
not dare to reproach n lead who are told that the old Whist diamond J and let it win when ceptable basis for Italy's inclu- war effort than is generally as
This reaction was probably Ing party member or a promin rule to "cover an honour with East played low, finessed the wion within the Westem Unian.sumed.
stronger than was anticipated ent military officer,
an honour" is unsound-that on diamond Q, killed the K, with Reasonably enough, Italy More particularly, Sweden in London, and I suppose there
I had a long talk with Viktor many Occasions it should be the A and raked, in two more quires more information than has has given us valuable support is for the present no danger Lutze (chief of Hitler's Brown | violated. Violating it all the diamonds and the heart A to appeared in public statements. in our fight against the Soviet that the English will occupy Shirts, later killed in a While she insists on Ireland proper. Union.
however, is undoubtedly collect all thirteen tricks, No nation today can afford an
accident). I warned him ear worse than following it all the The debacle for East and remaining neutral, that after In the United entanglement without security.
States. de nestly to restrain himself in time. It should usually be fol- West was East's fault. When The original British Westem is very much in our favour. Valera's, renstion meets
the future and in no way towed when the cover promises the diamond J was There can by no doubt but feigned astonishment. But criticise or cast doubt on the to develop a trick in your own the dummy, he should have, Union suggestion was that Great that sho
|covered it with the K. Why? Britain and France would be will-neutrality by force of arms if this pretended surprise affonds politicni or military conduct of hand or that opposite you..
the Irish more than it
Beenuse so doing promised to ing to limit the three Low we tried to put her under pres-lightens them.
establish a trick for his side if. Cuuntries into an extension of sure.
West happened to hold the 10. the Treaty of Dunkirk,
If West did not, nothing. could be lost by the cover. As it developed, the cover would have forced the A-the 'Q would have been the second diamond trick and the 10 would have been good for the third. That would have beaten the daylights out of the ambitious declarer.' -
| Imany.
re-
the
a common outlook as to ensure
tions.
This attitude
vious reasonS
Was
admits
"
would defend her
would
with
en-
the future.
The Fuehrer
car time.
In fills me with joy to note how well he looks and how splendid is his spiritual and physical condition, chill apeech which the Fuehrer He started in on the Chur
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After
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the war. I told him emphat[-] cally that the Fuehrer will In the evening 1 had a long stand for no monkey business. The King and the Crown talk with my mother who, to lie seemed to get the point, But that Treaty specified, but] Prince are undoubtedly on our
The Fuchrer me, always represents the voice
returned to S. AQ10 ne object-defence against any
The King has already of the people. sido.
Berlin at noon. I had a long G revived menace from Germany: once offered his nbdication when
She knows the sentiments of talk with him which was extra- | 11, Q86 its further usefulness could lie a decisive question was at issue. the people better than most ordinarily favourable and satis. D. 1032. The abdication was to become experts who judre from the factory. unly in the habit of consultations effective if his Government did ivory tower of scientific in- which it engenders, and
not concede him such supportquiry, as in-her case the voice gradual development, which it for the German-Finnish war of the people itself apenks. encourages, of a cominon point effort as he desired.
Again I learned a lot, espe νίειν. The Benelux Govern- We must therefore be antis-cially that the rank and file are ments cunsidered it unsuited for fied with Sweden's contribution usually much
more primitive a time when the main risks of to the German-Finnish war ethan we imagine. Propaganda aggression come from other quar-fort, meagre though it is, des must therefore always be casen-
regarda na exceptionally weak ters-than-Germany, and when pite the provocative and intially simple and repetitive.
and wearisome. the need is not so much to reach solent attitude of a part of the in the long run basic results
He, too, does not believe that South's excuse for opening influencing publle opinion will Churchill is any longer aitting with 2-No Trumps was that he S. A 43 its defence. They therefore asked ther Western consolidation. What be achieved only by the man
was shooting for a top score in H: 752 for an agreement wider in scope gives the Suviet a great tempor- who la able to reduce problems on top of the world, but on the the duplicate where this hand D,863
other hand he sees no possibi-] and more precise in its obligary advantage here is the immin to the simplest terms, and who lity of an early collapse of the was
ence of the American Presidential has the courage to keep forever
One saw its influence repeating them in this simpli-Churchill regime. «
Churchill, entirely election.
by the way, re- welcome to the British Govern-in the difficulties which the Bill fled form, despite the objections marked in his speech that Hesston mude South feel stronger
of the intellectuals.,
had really flown to England in still. Part of their confidence nent all the more in that it came embodying the Marshall Flan is
Churchill's Stock spontaneouls from Benelux. It originally encountered in Con-
order to unseat Churchill and come from knowledge of the January 30; Churchill's stock bring about a suitable peace, e pair against them, one of the was also very welcome to Amerigress. If that happens to a mea- ca, which, while taking no part sure whose necessity is so widely though opposition to him in the a proof of his nervousness, for when the 6 held, South decid- spade A. what card should
That he made this remark is weakest in the event is beginning to rise again. Al-
West led the spade 6, and
opening with in the negotiations, was for ob agreed, what would happen if Lower House in apparently it is certainly exceptionally
deeply concerned something less prepared-for came strong, nobody dares propose a short-sighted and is grist for ed to count West. for all the West lead next against 4- that they should succeed. The into the foreground-e.g., de vote of no confidence.
the mill of those who are ready spade strength against him and Hearts? United States' immediate contri-mand by Scandinavia or Itely for He had, however, to stand up for an understanding with us. The Fuehrer was in an excepilon- It would be far more fisting for bution to European recovery is explicit guarantees of United to some pretty outspoken criti- The Tories are no doubt play-alty good mood, and talked very Spain to remain faithful to the Axia outside Greece and Turkey-States military support?
ciam. On the whole this criti- ing a decisive role behind the animatedly, and convincingly to the for no special laurels are to he limited to the offer of economic But there is a factor at work cism was more moderato than scenes in England.
De Italian Gaulellers.
had from the Catholic Church. expected, Churchill has never been al aid the Marshall Plan. But the all the time which renders the might have been
Franco, as we know, is a, bigoted 400.-
The most impressive thing is his ubject of that aid goes further; West's adoption of defensive after the attacks in the Press friend of the Tories. He was absolute and firm conviction that churchgoer. He permits Spain today.medi 200,-
always an outsider, and before victory is ours, which he expressed to be practically governed, not by it is to set Europe, not only measures easier than it otherwise these last weeks.
Rommel has marched into the war was regarded as half clearly and irrefutably that it himself but by his wife and ber
made the deepeat impression upon father confessor. 350.- economically, but politically, on would be. It is the continuing
its feet again.
And for this a and mounting scandal of Russia's Benghazi again and found an crazy. Nobody, took him sori- the Italian gentlemen
That's a nice revolusionary" we unbelievable amount of booty. ously...
Our guest waxed cathusiastic placed on the thronef But after all drawing together of the free action in Czechoslovakia. It help This is a wonderful piece of The Fuehrer recalled that all about the farcinating personality of it is better for him to sit there than West for defence from the enslaved to expedite the passage of the news which will prove extreme- Englishmen whom he received the Fuehrer, and especially at the for any old Bolshevik who would ed East is seen to be indispens Marshall Plan Bill; it favoury handy in this period of before the outbreak of the war youthfulness and paise of his be undoubtedly be on the side of our able:The new five-fold-alliance-ably influenced-in-Brussels the stagnation:
Tware_la—agreement that Churchill i baviouE. is not the whole of the story, but course of the five-nation negotia- The Fuehrer is very happy was a fool, Even Chamberlain said. Most of the Italian gentlenes had Standard of Living
never before seen the Fuehrer and it is the beginning the indispenstions; and it has an important about it. He promoted Rom- to the Forbres.
The Fuebrer profoundly regrets the impression he made on them is to do any grumbling. They still have The German people ought not ble nucleus, round which it may bearing on the policy to be adopt mel to colonel general.
the heavy losses "ausisined, by, the therefore all the more profound. be hoped that other components ed towards Germany.
States news white race in East Asia, but that "Jater the Italians were received standard of living that is impos sible in any other country of Europe including Italy and Scandinavia, The failures of Britain and papers are asking anxiously isn't our fauit.
for lunch in my Ministry
whether in the war or not, and America in their German zones what has happened to their
Veritable Shock. They are an impressive elite, of need bedno tears if some vehat
lenders, comparable to the best of Italy is at present in a danger have been fundamentally due to Pacific Fleet For the most
beayler gerifices ADE; Dowplaced:on ous, indeed critical, internal pali:their reluctance to write of thei part the fleet is lying. at the] January 31: Churchill's closing our own Gauleiters. There Iin't elt-shoulders igenomik dan
speech is the House. of Commons besingle one among them who lan's tical. 'confusion. Scandinavia, possibility of Russian co-opera- (Goebbels at first believed/fore the ballot on the role of con full of enthuriasm for the Axis about a number of deficieficles,
and reports submitted"?" fo**** with all its three nations now im tion. If Marshal Sokolovsky has Japanese news reports implicit utterances
fidence was a collection of demagogic Musolini - appears · gradually 4, to The coal cultuation ; la criticalycin mediately threatened by Russia's done that - for us, our path in ly. Only much later his diary The ovation given him at the close have eliminated from party leader Berlin; and if we don't adopt pró move against Finland, has spoken future may become easier. entries Indicata doubt in their of the semion by the members was ship all elements which tried, even permessures,
undoubtedly our against Communism with a Our only practical course is to veracity.)
naturally show put on for the though
the in pay half of February ficance.
I received the very best impres» We shall then be forced to srea in which the West is inter separate, development of the a bitter fight is still going on
Rommel's advaner. Die
produced a low of these Italiana.
the schools, and even to 3o ested comprises Greece and Tur Western portion, not on narrow about the relative order of im-veritable, shock in London. There is We are standing 1 with both duction : In" nolikt pretions, key; the fourth is Western Ger- Angle American lines, but in in: one of the theatre of war wiharrassed stammering about the feet on the ground again. The munitions industry
Whenever - Kugliah sans- gach pure of Bing healerke manag Fuhrer, has charged, the entire nas many. Each of these four has creasing" cu-operation with France| loanen in North." "Africa [ By way of providing a good - ge- tlou #9 though it were H KOTIL
special importance them, and with Benelux de le as well they way the Euror in the city Komente d'alsed, bewont battery
don't believe which constitute; peculiar cases to remember that those, countries
yaris mére,"important; and do not fall into any common toge
Westem Genn category, are Switzerland, Aust and Greaty ritáin form
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