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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
U.S. OCCUPIES ICELAND
FROM PAGE ONE'
July 8, 1941.
Eulogy Of
Reds Counter-Attack
-.
Chinese
In Ukraine
QUEEN'S
FROM PAGE ONE
Resistance
land fellows the same ršitem 18 the dispatch of troops to the Atlantic
Moscow Communique bases acquired from Great Britain,
MOSCOW, July 7. (Reuter)--The and was designed to "forestall any pincer movement undertaken Germany against the Western llants nst Chinn war which she is following is the text of the commnuni- { que issued by the Soviet Information Board published at 10.30 pm. G.M.T. to-day:
by
"During July 7, fighting was main- ly in the Ostrov, Polotsis, Lepel,
the
Novograd Volynsk and
LONDON, July 7 (Router), Ala German battalion in the Mogullov- leader in the "Manchester Guardian"Podolsk sector. states that four years ago Japan, It In "inclient, started calling
Her victories now unable to end. phere."
aliller and her generals return in However, the situation differed in triumph but hundreds of thousands one major aspect inasmuch of the of Japanese have been killed and President, cariler at a press con- maimed. Her privations grow but ference, vald that he considers Ice-the Chinese people's spirit is un- Innd as lying outside of the Western broken. Hemisphere: hence, if that opinion China has endured from her great still prevalis, to-day's action means inner strength. She has the patience The that American forces have been sent that "gazes on king's graves." to establish a defence oulpost beyond Communists and the Government are the limits of the Western Hemis-still united against the invader. She
16 phere, in the direction of Europe. re-building in the west an economy Protected Communications which Japan's "knightly way" has WASHINGTON, July 7 (Heuter), bloodily shattered.
For four years
too little was ap- --President Roosevelt said: "An Commander-in-Chief, I have issued preciated of China and too little was crders to the Navy that all necessary done to help her. She has been steps be taken to ensure the safety-fting the battle of this country (Britain) and those with us in tho of communications in the approaches
United War. As much as any she deserves between Iceland and the States and all other strategie out-our help. As much as any, she must
be with us at and after the peace.
to
Goverment will ensure the adequate defence of Iceland with full recognition of the independence of Iceland as a sovereign state.
"In
the Prime my message Alinister of Iceland, I have given the people of feeland the assurance that hamediately upon the termination of the present international emergency, ail American forces will at once be withdrawn, leaving the people of Teeland and their government in fall sovereign control of their territory Dr Jonasson
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northern sector of the trent, our troops fought in the direc
of Kandalakcha, Dukhta and Kexholm, inflicting losses on enemy troops who had penetrated our ter- TOMORROW ritory.
"In the direction of Ostrov, our Paramount Pict. * treans continued to fight stubbornly mechanised against strong enemy units, containing their advance to- wards the northeast.
River Crossing
"In the direction of Polotsk. Berec fighting developed against the enemy wher several times attempted to land large forces on the northern bank of Western Dvina. Our troops firmly and stubbornly holling their positions.
arc
"Heavy fighting is taking place in the Lepel region.
"In the direction of Bobruisk, the enemy attempted several times to cross the River Dnieper, but coming Are of our under the withering troops, fell back with heavy losses "in the direction of Novograd to his original positions. Volynsk, cur troops, by stubborn lighting, are containing the advance uf strom enemy mechanised forces,
Delayed for about three days owing to the typhoon, Captain R. E. Holden, master of the Jardine steamer Fau-, song, and Mr Chubin, Russian guard, arrived in the Colony by another In his message to President Roose-Jardine vessel this morning. vell, Ireland's Prime Minister, Dr Hermann Jonasson, stated in a con- versalion on June 24, a "British
explained to him that the bunches while en route to Hongkon Minister British forces in Iceland were re-from Shanghai. They were held for quired elsewhere. At the same time, a day or two and eventually restednihilated it completely.
the adequate
apanese Naval Authorities. by it was stressed that defence of Iceland was of immense
il
Captain Holden and the Russian and were taken off the Fausang by number of armed Chinese from two
In
"In the direction of Mugulicy- Pedokk, our troops are crigaged in heree Aghting against the enemy. this region, our troops, cutting the retreat of an enemy Inttalion, an-
"During July 7, our
air force
ut by representative off struck concentrated blows at mecit- importance and that President Roose the "Hongkong Telegraph" on his anised enemy units and operated
United velt was prepared to send
arrival.
Holden refused to successfully against his nerodromes," Captain States troops Immediately to supple-make my statement on the incident. ment
and replate the British forces. "I have not Buished making my Dr. Jonasson said that he was in-official statement yet," he added.
The captain looked it and well. formed that President Roosevelt did
for his experience.
nt consider that he could take this and appeared to be none the worse Fourse except at the invitation of the leland Government. Thus invitation had accordingly been issued upon eiht conditions.
Stress On Aircraft
The Iceland Government placed special stress on there being "sufficient planes for defensive pur.
Doses.
Presklent Roosevelt replies that
Sees Japan As Threat
>> FROM PAGE ONE
Russia's Chances Of Victory
> FROM PAGE ONE
ensure
victory against great masses. The Russiana'are now bring ing into action their own masses of well-equipped troops.
Morcover it is also apparent that
this and the other conditions were ren!" to be abandoned in order to they recognise that the mordern Idea
"ully acceptable" to the United Statek
States and would be observed. Au exchange of diplomatic
appease the political machine hap-uf "defence in depth" does not mean repening to be in power in Tokyo, de-merely a number of fortified posts
clared Mr Paul McNult.
and forts scattered in however deep presentatives contemplated and A Russian defeat might result oul-fa bell and purely state und defen- Presklent Roosevelt sald that he would ask Congress to agree to an tight in Japa's military collabort-sive in action. On the contrary, the tion. The United States and Ching offensive of to-day-break-through arrangement to allow this exchange must now het to prevent a unifica-by powerful motorised columns fl-
In addition, Air Roosevelt said that
tors of the totalitarian battlefront" lowed by large numbers of troops the inatter of he was communicating with the
who will then develop
be met by governments of all other Weste apress all Europe and Asia.
The time has come to act, and encirclements-can Bemisphere nations on the United
China
and America must
the cachi
In the end you States Government's action.
masses in reserve. shoulder a far share of the burden Use of eqully powerful and large disorder come to a decision being sought and the It is the announced polley of the
free gained in an encounter where the Government of United States, Pre-
nation offensive spirit, employing strong sident Roosevelt told Dr Jonasson, teaming-up like Japan with the Axis forces, artillery, tanks and planes, is "to undertake to
other threat, must do so expecting ter guide to victory. Jain with nations of the Western Hemisphere shoulder all the consequences of its in the defence of the New World actions. That comment is more than Against
attempted aggression. In the opinion of this Government,
Western Hemisphere
of putting down this 'old which seeks to subjugate
of the world. A people
n Kenerality."
Between Continents
Resolute Defence
1
These principles the Russians seem to be putting into resolute action. Looking at the battlefront in more
It is imperative that the integrity Certainly, "the United, States detail and starting from the north, and independence of Iceland be preserved because of the fact that should not permit the reef of islands it seems that the Germans and Finns from Kamchatka to Borneo to stand had captured neither Murmansk any occupation by Iceland by a power as a military and naval barrier be nor the railway south though they whose only too clearly apparent worn the Duited States and the live-claimed to have done so several plans for world conquest include the continent of Asia. In unfriendly days ago, domination of the peoples of the hands, such a barrier would block The attack further south on teg New World would at once directly
acd the Karelian Isthmus has not advanced menace the security of the entire forever trade with China
Dutch East Indies,"
at all and they do not sechs to be Western Hemisphere. It is for that
heavily pressed, reason in response to your message that the Government of the United States will send immediately troops to supplement and eventually rc- place the British forces there,"
lecland's Conditions
Dr Jonasson's letter haid down the following conditions;
Predicling an ultimate Chinese victory, Mr McNutt mentioned that would be a victory in which China will command the Orient."
He commented that started as n blitzkrieg has signs of becoming hari-kiri..
what had R.A.F. Spread Night Fires In Germany
shown
(1) The United States promises U.S. Navy Repairs
to withdraw her military forces im- mediately at the conclusion of the
present war.
FROM PAGE ONE WASHINGTON, July 7 (enter), The Navy Department has asked
three German warships, appropriate Congress to (2) The United States promises tional $585,000,000 to
an addi- berths of nugment is Scharnhorst, Gnelsenau and Prinz to recognise the "absolute indepen-
Of this Eugen. The increased strength of dence and sovereignty of Iceland" shiplauding programme.
will be for in the defences is proof, it proof were sum, $100,000,000
value which the and use its influence at an eventual
needed, of the enemy bus attached to these warships and of the anxiety to get them ready
peace treaty to extend the same creased repairing facilities,
•
time past."
recognition.
(3) The United States promises
It was, the spokesman said, a logi- for sea not to interfere with the Iceland cul development of the policy the Government during the occupation or President announced when Greenland afterwards.
was occupied, that policy being the intention of the intimation of the (4) The United States promises United States to take every measure ip organise the defence AU £15 10necessary to safeguard the western ensure the greatest possible safely hemisphere/
Picked Troops
for the inhabitants with only "picked The decupation means that British troops."
(5) The United States undertakes the detence of feeland without any expense to leeland.
was
In the course of last night's altack, a liner of about 10,000 tons sighted at anchor in the harbour at Brest, Diving down to attack and flattening out at about 50 feet, one British aircraft hit the ship with a powerful bomb, the explosion of which was seen fair and square on
troops will be relieved of the com- the stern. mitment of defending Iceland and will be by stages withdrawn.
For the time being there will be (6) The United States promises both British and American troops in to further feeland's interest in every feeland.
possible way, including supplying The British Government was kept "necessities" and securing the necesfully informed beforehand. Bary shipping
Danger At Change-Over
Peru-Ecuador Hostilities
Sovereignty Unimpaired
Fishing In Muddy Waters (7) fecland expects any declara- tion by the President to be in agree-complete (and evacuation by the--Mr.
Iceland sovereignty will remain
WASHINGTON, July 7 (Reuter),
Sumner Welles, Under ment with these promises.
United States will take place in Steretary of State, at a press.com- mediately on the conclusion of the ferente today, said that he was (8) It is obvious that if the
war. There will be arrangements
sure that the United States and all United States undertakes the defence
for compensation
for any dame other American republies were an- of Iceland, it will be strong enough that may be done and there will be
πέσεις to help to halt the Peru- eventuality, meet every
and no interference with Jocul affairs,
hostilities. Ecuador particularly in the beginning, it is
of Iceland economic interests expected that as far as possible ap
will be safeguarded and mcosures effort will be made to prevent any will be taken for the transport and special danger in connection with the conveyance of food and other neces- change-over."
10
The
Asked whether the United States Government had received any re- ports indicating "outside Influences" Peru-Ecuadorian provoking Welles replied quoting
the
In connection with condition. (8), sille..
There will also be an exchange of clashes. Iceland has stressed the need of diplomatie representatives between an old Spanish proverb, "Very often sufficient planes which could be used feeland and the United States. The in muddy waters fahing is good." As soon as the United States has British minister, Mr Charles Howard,
Mr Welles sold that incidents of decided to undertake the defenco,
Dr Jonasson cald that Iceland. Smith, who went to Iceland when we' this kind were a matter of profound reached her decision as "on absolute took over its protection, will remain regret to the United States Govern- ly free sovereign state" and conel- ***dered it a matter of course that the
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