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BRITISH GOVERNMENT NORTH IRELAND SOVIET ARMY COMMUNIQUE STUDYING POSITION OF NOT UNAWARE CLAIMS THE ADVANTAGE IN OF POSSIBILITIES FIERCE TANK ENGAGEMENTS
FINLAND AND SWEDEN OF AN ATTACK
LONDON, June 11 (Reuter)—The statement by the Finnish Gov- eroment banded in by the Finnish Minister on Wednesday night stat- Ing that the Finns were now defend.ng themselves against the Ras. sians is being carefully considered by the British Government, and now recelving urgent con- the whole position regarding Finland is sideration, Reuters D plomatic Cercespondent learns,
to
BELFAST, June 27 Reuter) Northern Ireland is alert to the possibilities of an attack acutely mindful of the fact that next as invasion of the British main- land there is no enemy operation that could bring a closer threat to the Ireland fortress" than werk before the Germans launched successful onslaught on Ulster. their attack on Russia
Another matter which is receiving argent consideration is the of nicia statement by the Swedish Government that they are allowing German troops to pass through their country into Finland.
Regarding Finland, it will be re. called 2. when the Genua, & attack Russia saunched the they asserted, in an metal state ment. at the Finnish Army was marebing at their side
This was ab endeavour by the theri.
#
Lieut-General Franklin, com mander-in-chief of the British Ireland who
LONDON. June 27 (Reuters--A Red Army commun'que by the Soviet Information Burean last night states: "Our troops today (Thursday) were ́engaged in fierce fighting with large enemy tank units In the Minsk sector. Fighting continues.
"In the direction of Luck, fierce tank battles continued, with the advantage to our side throughout the day. In the direction of Chernautsi our troops successfully repulsed strong attacks by the enemy,
who attempted to fore the River Pruth.
"In the Bessarabian sector our units firmly hold positions along the frontier, having thrown back the attacks of the Ger- man and Romanian forces
"Enemy forces
10 attempting advance at Skuleni have been western bank of pushed to the the River Pruth.
"The military objective of the
SWEDISH CONCESSION
forces in Northern The Swedes gave the Germans a served with distinction in France simbar concession regarding the and Beigturo during the hertie pussage of troops through to Nor-operations early last year and 35 Norway and The present an authority on German methods Germans to present the world with agreement is a further extension of of fighting, is conducting realistle town of Jassy (Rumania) was the a the that was not a fact and t
Elle The original concession by
manoeuvres which began today Ir the Finish hand by stating
Swedes was greatly deprecated
and are expected to last for thut Finnish belligerency was
by the British Guvernment as far.
several more days. Jail arcomplt. The attempt was not ther concession was likely to be aftogether successful as was shown|m.dr.
at the same by ofteki statements hy the Fint that they were de termined to preserve their new trality
Generay Franklin is particular- In well informed circles in Lonly concerned with developing the
thy Got it is considered that the baste, qualities of discipline, high
fact remains that the Finnish pro ple, as a whole, are most reluctant Nevertheless the toek remains to participate in the war and are that the Germans had established my doing so under pressure and themselves in considerable numbers geographical necessity
از
Flanish seal and the Germans
coupled
the
sical and mental ftness and need to be constantly on the look out for the unexpected.
As
an
He says "There Is how ค real desire to get to grips with the Fhimish attitude, Th
shows over enemy who unwillingness to face the bayonet had thus plared themselves in a with the Swedish decision to per
German divison through Here is the trump card we must !!!!!
compromise mit a gravely
awerten, shows clearly that the be fully prepared to play' lup resulting from the Ger Ban Russlan WHI Is based
Punish neutrality
MILITARY OBJECTIVES
Just as the British Government Power pet e ruther than Jos reserved the right to attack ideungy
Chrmans wherever they may
bar Lond
A must be pssumed th the Russians teri i nervssary to take all measures to prevent the Clemum rom further establishing themselves in Pujand
المنال العين
031
0311
FINNISH ARMY VICHY, June 27 Reuter-Stuce beginning of the Russo Ger- war, the main forces of the TFLAK Finish Army, under Field Mar- Aunt Kiannet helm, have been hold g a def nsive line on the Kare at
the
Baltar
Dilution Of U.S. Navy Personnel
The
aircraft.
object of a raid by our Great destruction was caused
"The commander of an artillery
Russians Are Accused Of Aggression
FINN PRESIDENT'S BROADCAST
division, Comrade Manjin, ablyį helped by infantry, heat back on: attempt of the enemy to ford the! River Pruth at one point
"Having organised selected ob NEW YORK, June 27 Reuter- servation posts and having care- "We shall night for the freedom fully found the most vulnerable of our country and for the prints of the enemy. Comrade creed of our fathers." declared Dr. Manjin opened a devastating fire Ryti, the Finnish Fresident, in a Muddenly * the
moment broadcast to the very
Finnish nation when the enemy began to cross last night. the river"
Accusing the Russians of a new
AABO ATTACKED
and brutal aggression. Dr Ryt
at last Finland 15 The Nasalon air forte attacked sald "Now the port of Turku
In not alone in her struggle." (Aabo
yesterday. Dr. Ryti declared Russia was according to a Helsinki despatch facing a united front stretching the official Girman news from the White Sra to the Black
"Citizens, Sea and added
shown that in continued turies have Russo-German situation in which fate has
uth-west Finland.
agency
Very fierce along the
fighting
entire front yesterday as what the Berlin
confronted by ed this nation. permanent spokesman deg. cannot be achieved cribed as the most gigantic muss
to
this
cen
The plac
pearej
chema!
it will be moldeed that in Wednes
RATIFICATION OF day's
netfucks, the Russians
Isthmus between air
"The pressure of the East is al spetimea ly sought out milltary tr ah ke Ladoga says a Stockholmn POSITION SOUGHT of troops and wor material ever ways on us. To reduce this pres
thrown into one battle. the Rus- sure,
destroy pretives and areas where tiericans dilapatch to the Vichy news agency Haditht beXperted to be teur.
WASHINGTON, June 27 (Reuter
stans staged vastend dy
desperate
and counter- menace and secure a happy I was the flin »od ng the wedge This line in longer than during
United States Navy has attacks at many points.
peaceful life for the coming gen-
for Fannd
She gave the the recent Russo Finnsit war and asked for authority to hold enitst.
While Berlin again was as terse arations. we now embark on Cermeas pepnisson to allow burees it no longer comprises the fortress ed men ratings) in service beyond as ever in its communiques. bare defensive battle. 1. ᎠᏓᏕ through Fanlar d From Viipuri, inrmerly the bastion of their present enlistment # Con- Ty
CONFIDENCE IN ARMY announcing that everything Northern Norway, for the termans Pinaish defener, which was reded gress declares
"Our confidence in was progressing according to plan. immediately exploited the originai
Moscow issued
Field-Marshal fairly and Cozaression until German concen. trations assumed proportions of an alarming character.
to Hussla under the peace treaty
Imperfed.
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The dispatch adds that it is be This was stated by Rear Admiral enginy statement atming vari- Mannerheim. is absolute." ieved in Stockholm that the Art C W Nimitz. Chlef of the Bureau
President Ryll declared that Operation of German troops Iron of Navigation. testifying before ture of Przemyl, about
ous successes, including the recap-
been 60 miles the Boyle: troops had
"at- anand will be directed towards the Senate Naval Committee yes- west of Lemberg on
Our along
trontlers the Sao, tacking all Kaudalakscha, the sea port where terday.
since yesterday."
The British Government had fuli knowledge of what was going on and it is understood that Mr. Eden the railway from Leningrad to the He urged speedy approval of Informed M Masky at the British Arctic port of Murmansk passes legislation enabllug enlisted men
Lis subject Д nearest to the Finnish frontier.
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A Russian communique from the Soviet Information Buteau ar- "suffering from tremendous nounced last night; "Our air force (dilution of personnel in ships" because of the rapid expansion of The U.S. fleets.
When a
member of the rom-are in flames. mittre protested that the keeping
bombed Bucharest and Ploesti
the Runahlan oil town › "Several factories near
"Enemy
Ploesti
fighters put up weak
of volunteers beyond the reglar resistance against our boinders. six-year enlistment Dertod would Figures for the losses of enemy
aircraft and those of our own alr
involve 2 breach of contract Rear-Admiral Nimitz replied: "We force have not feel the situation sufficiently ascertained
"Captured
acute that we ought to disregard even a solemn eontract If it is to relate that have been maintenance the interest of the
In this Government."
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It is to be noted that Dr Ryt did not actually declare war
SIMOVITCH
IN LONDON
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the
yet been exactly LONDON. June 27 Reuter)
Mr. Winston Churchill yesterday soldiers afternoon received General Simo- soldiers vich, the Prime Minister of Yu- every goslavia, who has just reached Rumanian regiment because the London vla Egypt and has taken German command does not trust the first opportunity to meet the Rumanian soldiers.
British Prime Minister, says Reu ter's Diplomatic correspondent.
It is understood that Mr. Chur- chili and General Simovitch re- viewed the whole International situation and at the same time General Simovitch expressed thanks to the British Government for the pledge contained in Mr. Eden's recent note which recog-
GERMAN ARTILLERY "German artillery is at the rear | of Rumanian troops. The Ger- LONDON, June 27 (Reuter, | mans
compelling the Ru His Holiness the Pope broadcastmanlans to fight because Ku-
Ife
an address in English last nightmanian soldiers are opposed to the
United to the
States National War and to the Germans. Eucharistie Congress at St. Paul.: "No aerial combats occurred on Minnesota.
the Soviet-Finnish frontler
He said: "You must not forget Thursday.
24
on nised the present government
the only representative govern-
Founder and Head was sacrified and our navel air arm cank two
non-recognition of the Axls parti- and that His body in the Church enemy submarines. has always
tion of the country. suffered persecution "On Thursday the enemy air STORY OF RESISTANCE and is still today being persecuted force showed no particular acti-
you belong to ¡ Church whose "In the Baltic sea our alr forcement of Yugoslavia and declared
to
General Simovitch also gave an
by some so hurtfully that it is vity. Enemy fighters showed it- difficult
measure how artle rexistane sgarst our bomb-account of the unsuccessful resist- reaching the effects may be." ers."-
German Attempt To Create
Dissension Among Allies
LONDON, June 27 (Reater) --- An abortive attempt by the Ger- mans to create dissension among the Allies in connexion with the German vasion of Russia has just come to light, ́ ́learns Reuter's Diplomatic correspondent.
While there is no confirmation; been dashed asido by the vigorous of a specific Ankara report that and uncompromising lead to pub-
ance to Germany and, it is un- derstood, threw new light on the collapse of the Yugoslav forces.
Today General Simovitch will tell the story of Yugoslavia's part in the war in a broadcast which will be radioed abroad in the B. B C. overseas service.
General Simovitch, who will be speaking in the Berb-Crost lan- guage, will be heard at 3.16 p.m.
N.Z. JOURNALIST MISSING
the Germans have put forward lic opinion which was given by LONDON, June 27 (Reuter pence feelers and that the Ger- the Prime Minister in his broad-Bert Hall, well-known New Zen- Man Antbassador to Turkey, von cast on Sunday night when he land journalist, has been missing Papen, recently sought to com- said, "We are resolved to destroy since the Greek campaign. municate with the British Ambas- Hitler and every vestige of the He was appointed New Zoa- sador. Bir Hughe Knatchbull. Nazi regime. From this, nothing land's war correspondent to the Hugessen, on the subject, there is will turn us-nothing."
Dominions' Expeditionary Force nothing Inherently impossible In this report.
They will also have had a rude and not long ago was made Publie shock to find that not only great Relations Officers with the rank of There is no doubt that when Britain and the Dominions
but captain. the Germans attacked Russia, the United States, Holland, Czo- The New Zealand Command they, fully expected that we should choslovakia and oven Poland were presume he is a prisoner of war.
be
Ro frightened of becoming all fully prepared to sink what wedded to the Boviot that we the Soviet in the past and, fari
talks.
LONDON, June 7 (Router) ---
should be prepared to start peaco{from talking pence, were all de No reports of any German air no- termined to conting, the fight tivity over Britain had been re- Any hopes the Germans may until Hitler and Naglam were calvell' up^to^#pm BÆTI, accord- had on the subject must have crushed once and for all
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