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Amreme Court
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FATE SEALED?
FRANCE DECLARES CAPITAL AN OPEN CITY IN EFFORT TO SAVE IT FROM CARNAGE: DEFENDERS WITHDRAWN
FRENCH WILL NOT OFFER RESISTANCE IF SUBURBAN DEFENCES ARE PIERCED
Desperate "Last Ditch" Stand At St. Denis, But "We Are Too Exhausted To Attack"
Says Official Spokesman
SPECIAL TO the "telegRAPH”
PARIS, JUNE 14 (UP).--PARIS HAS BEEN DECLARED AN OPEN CITY,
In response to pleas from several quarters to save its famous buildings and art treasures from the destruction that would assuredly follow any attempt to defend the city against siege, the French High Command has instructed the Military Governor to withdraw everything of a military nature.`
Germany Notified
Germany has been notified of the French decision by Mr. William Bullit, the U.S. Ambassador to Paris, who has conveyed to the Reich Government the information that Paris is now classified as an Open and undefended city and that the French Commander and garrison has withdrawn.
-The decision applies only to the city itself, and fighting will continue until the enemy succeed in reaching the inner suburbs.
Defenders Outnumbered
The official French spokesman, commenting on the decision last night, said that the defenders of the capital were too exhausted and outnumbered to attempt any counter-offensive and once the Germans succeed in penetrating into the suburbs the French troops will retire.
By so doing, said the spokesman, it is hoped that the capital—one of the most beautiful and historic cities in the world-will be spared the horrors of destruction that have befallen Warsaw, Brussels, Amsterdam, Louvain and many of France's own cities.
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"If and when the Germans start to fight their way into the city, the French troops will withdraw without offering resistance," said the spokesman.
"The onus will be on the Nazis to spare or destroy Paris,” he added. The French forces will make a desperate last ditch stand at St. Denis, the suburban fortress on the Seine, two miles north of Paris. The Germans advancing on St. Denis from Chantilly,
are ΠΟΥ
At 3 p.m. yesterday, a French High Command communique said, the Germans were still 35 miles from Paris. They were in occupation of Creil, Senlis and Chantilly in the north and of the Marne River between Meaux and Laferte in the
east.
Trains Still Running
Although it has been decided to permit the Germans to enter the city unopposed, no order for evacuation has been given to the remaining populace. Trains are still running to the south and south-west.
None of Paris's famous bridges have been destroyed and it is now intended to leave them intact.
There are unconfirmed reports that German bombers attacked the industrial suburbs of the capital yesterday.
VIVID STORY OF RETREAT
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ASMARA AND GURA BOMBED BY R.A.F.
CAIRO, June 13 (Reuter).—The R.A.F. yesterday continued their attacks on Italian East Africa, bombing Asmara and Gura.
Direct hits, destroyed hangars and buildings. All the air- craft returned.
One enemy fighter was shot down, two more are believed destroyed and a fourth damaged.
Blenheim bombers also raid-
Runiany
Chatilion
Montmort
Vertus
No Bells For
Church-Goers
LONDON, Junc
Reuter). The use
13
of
church bells for any pur pose except giving warn- ing of parachutists or other air-borne troops is prohibited..
Church and chapel bells may only be rung by the military or local de- fence volunteers.
ed Dirodawa Aerodrome in Square Formation To Protect All Sides
Abyssinia, scoring 'direct hits on munition dumpy and hangars~~~- The blaze from a munitions dump was visible 30 miles away..
Macaca Also Ralded
rald A further
On made Macaca, near Assab. A fuel dump was set on fire and barracks were extensively damaged.
WEB
After three days of continual ham- in Libya and Italian East Africa, the mering of Italian military objectives I.A.F. have demonstrated that their outlives, and they have also shot ninke straight for their down many Italian Bighters.
Air Raids In Africa NAIROBI, June 19. (Reuter),—A communique announces that British Moyale was twice raided by enemy aircraft yesterday.
One African ranter was slightly
No damage was done.
Activo Reconnaissance
wounded.
Old Defence Technique
As Answer to Germans
LONDON, June 13 (Reuter)-Swift moving tanks and parachute jumpers have brought back the old British "square" into modern warfare, writes an "eye-witness" with the British Army in France.
six GermaN
The troops, he says, must be Down the road came
who were marching in single file on prepared for an attack from the lanics lu line ahead with the infantry front, rear and flanks when each side,
"Our anti-lonk guns Immediately holding a posillon.'
A certain battalion defending opened fire and our machine-guns an important city and bridge-red on the infantry.
· Attack From. Rear The communique continued: "In head have just used this forma
"The tanks stopped and tried to the rest of the northern frontler dis- tion with great' success. trict and in the coastal prea, our ma-i They held the attack by German out very quickly.
turn away but three were knocked chines were native an reconnaissance tanks and infantry for several hours Then machine-gun fire was open-
At the same time they destroyed six ed on us from the rear.
during Wednesday.
"Wajir was bombed at 6.30 this tanks, one light field gun, one Geron motor-cycle combina- Imorning by Urce high-flying air-incroplane and eight parachutetion with muching-gun had made its craft, Detalls of the damage are not jumpers with very few losses on the way behind us. Our positions which yet reported, but the damoge la con- British side: aldered to be 'slight."
ed.
Officer's Description
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were guarding the rear fired on the driver and killed him. "Two R.A.F. personnel were slight- A British officer who participated
Then an acroplane appeared fly- ty wounded and one machine damag-old Eye-witness" that the battalian ng low and dropped parachute „PARIS, Juni 13 (Reuter) —It open town, presumably, to save it for Louviers, south of the Seine River, "No penetration of Kenya territory occupied positions on the important troops.
think they intended to drop |cross-roads with five uall-tank guns Is officially announced that Parts from destruction and bombardment, and Les Andelys, north of the river. hns-got-oncurred. From the ground facing, the line of the German our rear but they Innded in front of will not be defended.
Battle Becomes Mora.Violent They have also started to pour over
and all, it is reported, was quiet on
advance.
us.
"We opened This means, as in M. Hey- PARIS, June 13(Router) An the bridge-heads of Vernon, south of the front this morning"
Simultaneously, they posted other
heavy fire as they * Hallan Ships Taka Rofuga
touched the ground, Almost al naud's words, that the French clal communique sued to-day Les Andelys in the direction of Pacy-
men all
cover the flasks and
all of Will fight in front of Paris and Battle increasing in violence.
states that on both sides of Paria the pur-Eure and Evreux.
MADRID, June 18.(Reuter)-Arenr.
them were klised, Dreux, and Evreux have been number of Italian merchantmen consuwe soon discovered," said the "Qua aali-lank guna fred at the behind Paris
tinue to take refuze in spanish ports, officer," tht this was a wise precau- aeroplane and lit it The plane The enemy have machine-gunned The offelal Spanishi news skenoy tlonk?"""getapak | came crashing to the ground. • We The announcement is a logical] Motorised and, armoured columns 2 columns of refugees.
Bastioni reports that a Frenzell flylóg boat has sequel to the city being declared at started to pour over the bridge Heads Turn to Page 7, Third Column Turn to Page 7. Fourth Column the attack suddenly burst upon us was shelling us.
After waiting for several hours then knocked out a feki gun which
altacked south of
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Fires Rage In Towns
Over Wide Belt
LONDON, June 13 (Reuter). -"Reuters" special correspond. ident with the R.A.F. some-
where in France telegraphs:
Almost non-stop raiding has been carried out by this week R.A.F. bombers operating in close liaison with bombers from England and the French Afr Force. Bridges across the Seine, vital to the enemy's plan of en circlement of Paris, have been the chief objectives.
Fires have been raging in towns over a wide belt from the incessant aerial bombardment, which, started by, the Germans bombing everything In the path of the advaricing enemy, have been continued by Allied - air-
to occupy the bomb-scarred land, o So Incessant have been the attack
craft as the Germans pushed forward.
Turn to Pago 7. Fourth Column
LATEST
FRANCE DEFIANT
No Surrender'. Decision After Vital Meetings
SPECIAL/TO: THE "TELEGRAPH? | ~PARIS, June 13 (UP);
-A joint mesting_of_the* British and French High Commands and Govern«: ments was held to-day.
it has been ledrned from reliabla... quarters. that Great Britain pro mised immediate and mas- sive support for France.
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