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SOVIET-AXIS
GENERAL
COLLABORATION GERMAN AIR TACTICS:
AIM OF BERLIN TALKS
Further Discussions To
Follow In Moscow?
LONDON, Nov. 13 (Renter)-"M. Molator's visit to Berlin is the logical outcome of the evolution of the European situation and the signing of the Tripartite Fact," says "an official state- ment handed to foreign journalists at the German Foreign Office yesterday, according to the French wireless.
The statement continues: "In view of the new situation created by the developments of the war and the Berlin-Rome- Tokyo aliance, it has become necessary to define positely and clearly the position of the Soviet
"M. Molotov's visit has the fol-lengthy lowing aims:
conversation yesterday arteruoon. Berr von Ribbentrop,! "Firstly, to fix a basis for poll- the German Foreign Minister, was tical and economical collaboration present..
of the Soviet and the Axis Powers and eventually with Japan, and
Hitler's bodyguard did the non- ours outside the Chancellory "Secondly, to reconsider from A New York report states that the po'nt of view of more exten- the 1st conference between M. sive collaboration on the basis of Molotov and Herr von Ribbentrop the German-Soviet agreement " Jasted two hours, according to »
Berlin mesANI
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ATTEMPTS TO WEAR DOWN QUEEN ELIZABETH FIGHTER SQUADRONS OF
R.A.F. ARE UNSUCCESSFUL
the
LEAVES N.Y.
NEW YORK, Nov. 13 (Reu ter-The Lner Queen Eira- Det salled yesterday after- noch. The de finit on of the Queen Elizabeth is not reveal- ed but it is suggested that she Is going to a Canadian part or Boston to be fitted as a troop. ship, or even to Singapore.
Free French Forces In Libreville
LONDON,
French forces.
The Germans announced that they sent over 500 machines in a raid recently, writes the "Manchester Guardian” but they probably underestimated, for propaganda purposes, and 600 may be put down as the fair total for the whole country, including both day and night raids. Of these 99 were shot down, 21 by the A.A. guns and the rest by the fighters,
There have been larger numbers prisoners that some of the. Ger- of enemy aircraft over the coun- man fighter pilots have accom- try in one day before, but this panled raids on several successive raid was largely, concentrated on days, which also indicates a cer- London and therefore seemed "par- tain shortage of fighters. We ticularly notable.
RETALIATION
have also discovered that cer- tain squadrons which were in Norway have been moved. to France.
more
The raids were not confined to the London area but" included also attacks on a number of our German bombers is still
By night the navigation of the Nov. 13 (Reuter) aerodromes. Berlin has announc- than indifferent. So long as they Troops of the Free French forces ed that this rald was definitely a
can work on their radio beacons entered Libreville on Monday,
retaliation for Our attacks on they seem quite happy, but when. states a communique issued from: Berlin:
for any reason, the beacons shut headquarters of the Free
Our authorities take the view down, possibly because What in some respects this was a bombers are in their neighbour- British PERFECT REALISATION The statement adds' "In the
General Tente gave the order diversion from the regular policy hood. the German navigators present "circumstances, M. Mclo-
to end resistance and surrendered.
of the Germans, which clearly is
seem utterly lost to try and wear out our Aghter about the country in a purpose- and wander tova vialt is particularly signi-
Contrary MOSCOW, Nov. 13 (Reuter)
to sensational pro..
force. As the Luftwaffe still has less manner. tant because in proves that de The Soviet press is maintainingpaganda reports. Police operations i selopments in Europe. notably the complete silence on M. Molotov's which have taken place in Libreater numbers than the RAF dgning of the Tripartite Part visit to Bertin.
has yet mustered, the former can ville caused very few casualties on) has in no way
affected the per-
afford to Incur heavy casualties. *The British Ambassador, bir either side.. tert realisation by both Morcow Stafford Cripps. had an interview
Still the General Charles de Gaulle has day did cause a lot of activity to attack on London by and Bern of the'r respective and gen Monday with the Vice-Com-appointed Lieut.:Col. Parrant Gov
Oghters. emmon interests
missar "for Fore Affairs. M. ernor of Gaboon..!
No detalls..are di-closedt.
PRESS SILENT
HITLER'S HIGH HOPES
"Their collaboration since the Vishinsky. eigning
the German-Soviet no agreement 1123 only became closer and has never suffered the sight. est reverse contrary to the allega- lons of foreign propaganda,"
The
IMPORTANT PHASE
by
ZURICH Nov, 13 (Reuter Hitler has placed great hopes in the visit of M. Molatov, say Berlin correspondents of Swiss newspapers. On one
statement concludes
hand it is stated that emphas's'ng that Molotov's talks he wishes to obtain Russia's ad- in Berlin "are not n atm in herence to the German-Italian- themselves but an important phase Japanese alliance. or if that is the relations of a perfect and Impossible, to facilitate the cul-
ITALIAN RAIDERS BOMB ORCHARM CAIRO, Nov. 3 (Reuter) Enemy aircraft dropped several never bees bombs on the canal
about bombers. This,
11
It seems likely that in daylight ralds the number of bombers which the eremy can send over is limited by the number of fighters which he can send as escorts. It is believed that his Aghters have 50 numerous as his course, does 7.30 p.m. on Monday night. says not apply to the night raiding.
communique Issued by the when" the bombers are not escort
ed by fighters.
zone
"permanent collaboration between elusion of a Russo-Japanese pacta p.m. There were
Egyphan Defence Ministry.
Several other bombs were drop ped in Orcharm, hear Cairo, about
In order to demonstrate
casualties to the
in either rald world "Russia's solidarity with the
and damage was Axis.
slight.
the two countries."
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The French broadcast added that it seemed probable that the Berlin d'acussions would
be followed by ta'ks in Moscow and M. Molotov's return
On the other hand, Hitler is Said to be anxious to obtain Rus- slan support for Germany's ex-
по
The correspondent asks: What Political circles in Moscow state pansionist polley in the Near price must be paid to that after reporting to M. Stalin. East.
Moscow? Certainly the Dardanelles but much more as well."
RUSSIA PRO-AXIS?'
1. Molotov will confer with the Japanese and German Ambusa- The Berlui correspondent of the dors, and probably the represenTribune de Geneva etätes that M. tatives. of Italy and Turkey.
Indications are, he adds, that the Near East and Central, Asia
Molotor's visit is considered in wit be promised to Russ'a as her LENGTHY CONVERSATION Berlin as a sign that Russia has sphere of expansion" with special LONDON NOV. 13 Reuter) - now declared herself in favour of emphasis on Turkey, Iran Hitler received M. Molotov for n the Axis.
Iraq.
and
Little Enemy GREEKS USING CAPTURED
ARMS AGAINST ENEMY
Air Activity
Raider Downed Off South-East Coast
LONDON, Nov. 13
(Reuter)
The only enemy activ.ty yesterday was carried out by a small 'num- ber of single aircraft, says an Alr Ministry communique, and one of these was shot down into the sea off the south-east coast
Bombs were dropped at ports, including one in the Len- den area. A small number of camatties was caused but little damage reported
PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS
on Monday over Britain.
rew
the
Terroristic Italian Air Raids On Villages
ATHENS, Nov. 13 (Renter)---A British bomber formation again bombed Albanian targets yesterday though the results are not known yet.
Great quantities of war material, which the Italians aban- doned in the ravines of the Central Pindus sector, continue to be collected. The Greeks have already employed against the enemy captured light artillery and machine-guns, Although reports that General
trom the
ravines
of
NAZI NIGHT FLYING
BEYOND THE SEARCHLIGHTS
It has been estimated that 70 bombers
came over London one day recently, while. 30 more were" identified rear the coast.
Both A.A. guns
and Aghter aircraft were in action in the London
raiders kept so high that the area, but for the most, part the
searchlights could not reach them.
Unless the beams can illuminate a raider there is nothing for the A.A. guns to fire at, while it is al- most impossible for a fighter pilot to
a slim bomber in spot
the darkness when both are moving at something like 250 m.p.h. and. with the pilot's eyesight somewhat It appears that there are still dimimed the glass ... of
his only a certain number' of German windscreen. It is not considered pilots who have been trained in good tactics to fire AA, guna un- night flying. and therefore they less a target is In view. for the cannot turn over whole squadrons shell fragments have to come for night, work as we are able to down and are a real danger to do. We have also found out from A.R.P. workers.
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R.A.F. "BOMB BLIGHT” ON HAMBURG
SEAPORT FACING BANKRUPTCY
LONDON, Nov. 13 (Renter) -Hamburg, the second largest city in Germany is facing bankruptcy. Every report reaching London emphasises the growing effects of the Royal Air Force's "bomb blight" on this once great sea port.
Tremendous efforts are being made to conceal the damage eveu from people of the city itself yet the news is spreading ali Germany.
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The damage to ractories becomes dally more şerlous: more and more industries are being trans- ferred to eastern cities or occupied Poland. Burnt out shel's of ware- houses and smashed wharves tell 'the tale of Hamburg's run
TONNAGE SHORTAGE ACUTE Damage to rallways is 30 extensive that goods traffic must always be given prefer- ence. Travellers from Berlin to Hamburg report that the Journey now takes 24 hours in- stead of the usual foor and " Involves at least five changes in either direction.
So many Hamburg ships have been sunk or damaged in the bar- New reports state that the bour or mined off the mouth of Blohm and Voss shipyard on the the Elbe and in Baltic waters that Isle of Waltershof is badly damag-the shortage of tonnage is becom- ed. New ships under construction ing an acute problém, have been smashed. At one period To try to offset these losses five submarines out of 26 building Swedish ships are being used to were damaged beyond repair. A ¡the full extent in the Baltic
the Blohm the section of
and Voss trade. workshops has been turned over
heights above "the
EFFECT ON ITALIAN MORALE
Their panic will shake morale of Italian reinforcements
U. Soddu, the Italian commander, ordered a general withdrawal of h's troops to their former posi- The British Press yesterday tiens in Albania are untrue. curried photographs of some of appears that the Italians have the Italian planes brought down rectified their line on the right badly enough, but when the waters to aircraft production. This ser wing of the Epirus sector, where of the Viosa River run down from tion has been hit and nearly non-
flanks of their advanced the Pingus mountains through thepleted aircraft burnt out,
-Damage to the powertations' column are exposed owing to the Albanian valleys with the bodies debacle in the Pindus sector
of some hundreds of their
has cut the output nt factories rades whom they had believed to which have so far. escaped bombs be making' 1
ΩΣ triumphal march, fire. Wrecked; rallway Hnes Bilitary circles here regard the through Greece, It will hardly and empty goodsyards add to the 'escape of those four to five thou- urge them to attack the Greek sand Italians from the Pindus detences which are nny stronger pocket as one of the major suc- than ever, cesses of the whole affair from the Greek point of view.
The Italians lust 13 machines and they were all brought down over the Thames estuary within 15 minutes by two Bri. Web squadrons which them- selves suffered no loss. One Itakan plane was
rammed by a British pilot who had " run on of ammunition. The British Dline sumsequently landed safely. "RAG" OF 25
The Germans lost 12 machines so that the bag for the day was
25 enemy machines. “
Two Britis fighters are
17
MAJOR SUCCESS
They will have. returned weaponless, rárged and semi- starved with tales of the avatarches which the Greek troops dynamited upon them
ADMIRALTY GIVES
LIE
TO NAZI PROPAGANDA
LONDON, 'Nov. 13 (Renter) The fierce reception given the allacking German planes by a British convoy, in the North Sea on Monday resulted in the shooting down, by guns, of at least three enamy aircraft probably five while all ships in the convoy were successfully preserved.
The Admiralty communique re- which claims that seven pating these facts gives the le chant ships of about 44,000 -to the official German claims
were sunk.
mer..
com.
the
8
muddle,
CIVILIAN RAID CASUALTIES
TERRORISTIC RAIDS Italian air attacks "evidently solely intended to terrorise
elvilian population," recorded communique. include a machine.
LONDON, Nov 13 (Reuter)... Women and children outnumber gur and handgrenade attack on villages in Epirus, a machine-guned men in fatal elvikan casualties attack on Janina, and the 'bomb- on the Home Front in October,
lig" of Corfu. the small town of An analysis of the official Tessaly and the British Cemetery turns shows that air 'ra'd deaths in the Klaikis district
totalled 6.334 of which women totalled 2,800, children 643 [men 2.791
Few casualties and slight dam- age were caused in these attacks, the communique adds. The morale of the elvilians remains perfectiv sound.
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MESSAGE FROM KING "My heart is wrung with sad- tons (ness" runs a message from King George of Greece: to the clvani
It states: "On Monday night "In point of fact no ships were population of bombed towns and
special announcement was sunk. Two ships sustained some villages. broadcast by Germany stating that damage but both are now safe."
a
or our convoy.
After referring to "cowardly at Be of our ships totalling 37,000 The Admiralty points out that tacks against open towns," the tons were sunk during this attack the attacking planes shot down message says: "The whole
by escorting warships are in addilised world is invited to see these "This claim has been improved tion to the eight planes shot down ruins and the nature of the vic upon by the German High Com-by the RAF as announced by tims so that they may Judge
communique yesterday the Air Ministry on Monday night adversary, and his methods ·
nand
And
children 717 ant men 4.228
Women Injured totalled 3.750
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