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Italo-German Resentment of Versailles Treaty Expected to Influence Armistice
Proposals With France: Unconditional Surrender Demand
Certain
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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
MUNICH, June 18 (UP).-Hitler and Mussolini have agreed in their attitude regarding the French request for an armistice.
It is also indicated that they have decided upon the terms-widely expected to constitute unconditional capitula- tion-under which France will be allowed an armistice. FOUR-HOUR CONFERENCE ENDS
It has been officially announced: "The Fuchrer and II Duce have reached an agreement on the attitude both cuntries will take towards the French request for an armistico.”
A four hour conference between the dictators concluded at 8 o'clock this evening.
The crowd waiting outside the conference hall burst into wild cheers and shouts as Mussolini and Hitler emerged on the balcony of the. Fuehrer's house where they saluted and chatted on the prominent balcony facing a monument dedicated to the Nazi Socialists killed in the rise of the movement to power.
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ARMIES FIGHT ON
Dictators Leave Munich,
After saluting the crowd again, both dictators again entered the house.
Shortly afterwards it was reported they had both left Munich for an unspecified destination and it was not made clear whether they left together or separately.
Semi-official quarters here said aside from the personal LONDON, June 18 (Reuter) eminence of Marshal Petain and their respect for him, the terms Commenting on the military of the armistice reflect, to some extent, the resentment of the 30situation to-night; a French radio Axis powers against France.
announcer_said that the battle: It is indicated that this resentment is directed particularly was continuing as four French against French politicians, more specifically those who opposed armies were at present opposing the Four Power Pact proposed by Mussolini both the German advance.
before and after Munich.
The dictators left the conference site in the same auto- "Our troops are extremely tired but they continue to fight mobile and, as they drove away the crowd sang "Now we are all courageously in the very critical against England" and they "heiled" both men. 250 position in which they find
themselves," he added.
Nazis In Brittany
Will Fight Till France Accepts ROME, June 18 (UP)-The United Press has been LONDON, June 18 (Heuter)-A officially informed that the Italians and Germans will continue French communique broadcast by their military operations against France until she accepts the the French wireless this evening the Axis conditions for the cessation of hostilities. says that by violent action against Also it has been officially announced that the war against our defence, elements of the enemy England will continue to an end with the surrender of France) to-day succeeded in pushing deep influencing it in no way whatever.
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LATEST
Violent fighting also took place
500 south of Chateaudun.
E
100
On the middle of the Loire, the
son enemy succeeded in establishing some
100 bridgeheads at a
a point between
100
500
Orleans and,Nevers.
10
Between the Loire and the Vosges, enemy musses continued to advance)
100 towards Jura.
10
50
Fighting is continuing in Lorraine
io and Alance, where our
10 holding the enemy.
100
0
10
troops are
RAIDS ON GERMANY
R.A.F. Attack Dozen
Nazi Cities
LONDON, June 18 (Reuter). Details of R.A.F. bomber, raids
NO SHIPS FORarinistice is yet in force and that Coblenz
Agreement Reached
MUNICH,
June 18 (Reuter)
The official news agency states that; Hitler and Mussolini have reached the and agreed on the attitude to French request for an armistice. Dictators Leave Munich MUNICH,
June in (Reuter) Both Hitler and Mussolini have left In Complete Isolation
LONDON, June 19 (Reuter).—The conference at Munich between Hitler and Mussolini is described by n German news ngency as "proceeding! in complete Isolation with no
sound
THIS IS TYPICAL OF NAZI WAR METHODS
The Nazis have never made any secret of the fact that one of most important features
of their new technique of warfare is to concentrate their fury on the civilian population. Heré we see this being put in practice. “Suspects" arrested in a French town, are being led nway. to be questioned, and probably, whatever their answers, shot.
How The Battle Of France Was Lost
OUR NAVY WILL BEAT ANY NAZI INVASION
SAYS MR. CHURCHILL
LONDON, JUNE 18 (REUTER)—THE HOUSE OF COMMONS WAS crowded THIS AFTERNOON BY THOSE WHO WISHED TO HEAR MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL MAKE WHAT WAS REGARDED AS THE MOST IMPORTANT SPEECH OF THE WAR AND TO GIVE AN ACCOUNT OF THE DRAmatic eveNTS WHICH LED TO FRANCE'S APPROach to gerMANY TO END THE HOSTILITIES,
“I spoke the other day,” said Mr. Churchill, "of the colossal military disaster which occurred when the French High Command failed to with- draw the northern armies from Belgium at a moment when they know that the French front had decisively broken at Sedan and on the Mouse.
B.E.F. Thrown Out of Action
"This delay entailed the loss of 15 or 16 French divisions and threw out of from the outside world penetrating action for that critical period the whole of the British Expeditionary Force. the Fuchrer's_headquarters."
r
"This loss inevitably took some weeks to repair and, in the first two of those Count Clane, Ribbentrop and ather Weeks, the battle for France was lost.
lleutenants were also at the station. The streets were full of flags, cheer-
Dirty Naxi Tactica Vin north-west Germany last Turn to Page 7, Fifth, Column French High Command has issued a
LONDON, June 18 (Reuter).-The night are given in an Air Minis-
"Our Army and 120,000 French troops indeed were rescued by the British The Tyrants Moot statement over the radio, declaring try bulletin.
LONDON, June 18 (Reuter). This Navy from Dunkirk bat only with the loss of all their cannons, vehicles and modern the enemy columns are advances
The bulletin says Ut military afternoon at 3 o'clock, Hitler, who had equipment. without fighting.
abjectives were attacked at Geres arrived from the Western Front at The High Command reminds allkirchen, Homburg. Wanne, Eickel,
British combatanta
noon, met Mussolini at the railway French and
on Essen, Dollbergen, Hamburg, Aachen, station in Munich, Innd, sea and in the air that no Duisburg, Rheydt, Cologne and arins have not been laid down.
"When we consider the heroic resistance made by the French Army who were Strong forces of aircraft made aj "Only negotiations, which have not serica of attacks on all storage centres ing people, songs and S.S. men. at heavy odds in this battle (cheers) and the enormous losses inflicted upon the enemy yet begun, are being contemplated.nt Geresnkirchen, Homburg, Wonne) It is, therefore, the duty of all to and Elket. continue resistance."
were conferring there were plenty of and the evident exhaustion of the enemy, it may well be thought that those 25 Many Firos Started
hints coming from Rome and Berlin. divisions of the best troops and the best trained might have turned the scale. Many Arcs were started in Hom- The Stefani Italian news burg oll tanks, culminating in a snid that Italy and Germany LONDON, June 18 (Reuter)-The great conflagration,
prepared to trent France more gener- Two fuel installations at Geresnously than the British offer of com-
were repeatedly hit. O plete union, whatever that means.
Meanwhile the German radio was
and-mouse game with France and
INDO CHINA
The clearances of all ships leaving Hongkong for French Indo-China and French ports was suddenly stopped yesterday afternoon.
Maginot Lino Rosists
it is understood that this procedure German High Command while ad-
.
Meanwhile, while, the two dictators
agency.
were
Deprived of 25 Divisions
"However, General Weygand had to fight with them. Only three British
has become necessary and will remain mitting yesterday that further pro-kirchen in force until the French attitude gress had been made, admits that tanks were set alight, while buildings, clarifics,
Ships atopped yesterday included kections of the Maginot Line are still railway lines and Junctions were hinting that Hitler would play a cat-divisions or their equivalent were able to stand in line with their French comrades. the British Bicamer Elsie Moiler and resisting. the small Norwegian steamer Miner A Swiss message states that 500,000, Fires were started at Wanne and keep her waiting as long as possible
Butterfield and Swire and Jardine's have left the Line to re-assemble with Elekel. ships will also be affected it the Turn to Page 10, Fourth Column ruling continued,
The naval authorities at Hongkong told the "Telegraph" this morning that the matter of clearances to French, porte was still under cons sideration.
FRANCE STAYS DEFIANT
demolished.
Oil Stores Attacked Large oll storage plants at Doll bergen and Hamburg were also
attacked,
for terms for pence with dark re-i ferences to the treatment Germany got in 1918.
The Games and fires started at Rumanian Cabinet
Dollbergan were visible 35 miles
away and a great blaze_was also
Resigns
BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAMHU
London, June 18.
"They have suffered severely but they have fought well. (Cheers). "We sent every man we could to France as fast as we could re-equip and transport their formations.
RAID LAST NIGHT
ON ESSEX
LONDON, June 18 (Reylor),
"I am not reciting these facts for the purpose of recrimination."
... STRENGTH OF OUR ARMY. IN FRANCE......
It was announced over the radio
"Lest the account I have given of these very large forces Inst night that all Allled shipping pro-
·OPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH sinried at Hamburg, where one of the BORDEAUX, Juna:18 (UP)—No largest all storage planta in north-
should raise the question why they did not take part in the great
·eceding to and French colonini poris have been ordered to proceed to armistice por suspension of arma has west Germany was hit, particu- LONDON, June 18 (UP)-D.N.B. battle for France. I must make it clear that apart from the
been effected. Therefore it is the laity violent explosion occurred; (Official German News Agency) duty of everyone to continue resist- Other formations of right raiders quoted by Exchattro Telegraph io-divisions training and organising at home, only 12 were equipped ancest
attacked marshalling yards and busy day said the Rumanian Cabinet has to light upon a scale which justifled their having been sent abroad. This unouncement was made by railway Junctions from Hamm, in the resigned, but nothing is yet known the French Ministry of National north, to Anchen, in the west, and regarding the formation of a new
"They were fully up to the number which the French had Defence here to-day."
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înd nearest British port,
War Fund passed $200,000
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number of planes, bellevel to
nemy machines, were heard over, Essex-to-night.
Searchlights and anti-aircraft juris, were in action
Some bombs were dropped.