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BEHAVIOUR OF CIVILIANS IN WARTIME

London, To-day.

Fifteen million copies of the third official pamphlet on the be- haviour of civilians in wartime, are to be distributed among all English households to-day.

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The pamphlet deals with question of nutrition in wartime and invites householders to store provisions, consisting chiefly of tinned meat or fish, tinned milk, tea, sugar, cocoa and biscuits.

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Foreign Office Activity

Paris, To-day. CONSIDERABLE activ- ity prevailed at the French Foreign Office yesterday morning.

The Foreign Minister, M. Georges Bonnet, had telephonic conversa- tions with the French Ambassa- dor in London, M. Corbin, and with the British Foreign Office,

Abrogation Of M.P.S. ANXIOUS Treaty With Japan Announced

Washington, To-day.

An announcement issued by the State Department declares that the United States is terminating the treaty of commerce and navigation of 1911 with Japan.

The Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, handed a Note to the Japanese Ambassador yesterday, informing him of the decision.

The Government's action, which opens the way for an embargo on the shipment of raw materials to Japan,

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a bombshell, since the foreign relations com- mittee of the Senate yesterday postponed discussion of the treaty until later in the week.

PRESIDENT'S APPROVAL

Earlier in the day, Mr. Cordell

U.S POLITICIANS

ABOUT RECESS POSSIBILITIES

London, To-day.

The disinclination of M.P.'s to leave Mr. Chamberlain with an en- tirely free hand during the summer recess, will lead to a debate on the subject on Monday or Tuesday.

A bill providing for a certain. measure of control being exercised by Parliament, even during

the summer recess, will be introduced. The "Daily Telegraph" declares this morning that the Government will oppose the suggestion, irres-

SAIL FOR EUROPE pective of whether control is to be

New York To-day. Two political personages des- tined to play a prominent role in the 1940 Fresidential election, left for Europe in the steamer

Hull talked with President Roose- "Manhattan" yesterday. velt after seeing his Far Eastern

advisers.

exercised by fortnightly meetings of Parliament or whether some other way is proposed in which members could be called together at the shortest notice in case inter- national tension is accentuated.

The subject will be raised in the House of Lord by Lord Lloyd tomorrow Trans Ocean.

They were Mr. James Farley, the Postmaster-General and chair The President approved abroga-man of the Democratic Party, and tion of the treaty, which does not Mr. John Hamilton, chairman of reported in the press. Mr. Farley become effective until January 26, the Republican Party,

Is going via · Hamburg to Poland, Differences between. Mr. Farleywhere

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Congress will then be in session and will be able to dis- cuss the question of placing an embargo on the export of raw materials to Japan.

Views were exchanged concern- ing the new basis for the discus-, sions in Moscow and the further

The United States is Japan's instructions which were later des-largest supplier of raw materials patched to the British and French necessary for war operations, representatives in the Soviet capi- principally cotton, iron, steel and

petroleum.

tal.

M. Bonnet also received the So- STEP TOWARDS WAR?. viet Ambassador in Paris, M. Sur- Itz, who discussed the negotiations.

EARLY AGREEMENT Quai d'Orsay quarters manifest optimism regarding the likelihood of an early agreement.

The Turkish Ambassador, Suad Davaz, also called on M. Bonnet, with whom he discussed the Mos- cow talks-Trans-Ocean.

BRITISH LOSSES IN PALESTINE

Supporters of an embargo be- liove therefore that its application will have such an effect on Japan as to check her in China and per- haps force her withdrawal

Opponents of an embargo regard it as a step towards war, believing that Japan will retaliate, after which there will be retaliation - by the United States, and perhaps a physical conflict. Reuter.

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