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UNITED STATES ON THE VERGE OF "TREMENDOUS DECISION" MARQUIS' Message May Go SOVIET

To Congress During This Week

CURIOUS 'EXPOSE'

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The Marquis d'Aguiar, registered propagandist for the Spanish Catholic

and Monarchist parties, ROOSEVELT

announced in Washing- TO ASK CONGRESS

ton yesterday he has

given the State Depart- FOR DECISION?

ment information of alleg- German - Spanish

ed

agreements.

THE MARQUIS CLAIMED THAT UNDER A SECRET PACT FOUR SHIPLOADS OF ARMS

HAVE BEEN SENT TO MEXICO AND CHILE IN PREPARATION. FOR A "LATIN-AMERICAN REVOLT."

The State Department admitted receipt of the information but no other

sources can confirm the alleged report and officials are not inclined to give it a great deal of

credence.

The Marquis declared: "I have given the State Department in. formation showing that German advisers are stationed in every Spanish legation In Latin-Am. erica, directing an anti-America campaign.

"General Franco, on October 8. 1938, signed a secret agreement placing the national and interna- tional policies of Spain under Nazi direction." — International Newsį Service.

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MAKING A DEAL

The Soviet Army has begun its Spring man- oeuvres with a con- siderable concentration

Ankara

PREVAILING OPINION IN WASHINGTON of troops in the region of IS THAT THE UNITED STATES IS APPROACH- Tashkent, near the fron- ING FULL PARTNERSHIP WITH BRITAIN, AND tier of Iran, according to THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT PRESIDENT a despatch from the ROOSEVELT IS ON THE VERGE OF A "TRE-"New York Times" MENDOUS DECISION.”

correspondent The President's fireside chat may be de-

quoted by Ankara radio last night. livered on May 27 but Senator Barkley, after| The correspondent cites diplo- a White House conference yesterday, indi-matic reports in Ankara as many cated that President Roosevelt might dis-"would appear to be arranging patch a momentous message to Congress this Middle East."

He specifically mentions re- week, "owing to the urgency of the situation.' to

According to reports circulating in Washington yesterday President Roosevelt has discussed with legislative leaders the possibility that he will soon send Congress a special message on foreign affairs, says Reuter.

Open

Warfare Feared

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SPITFIRE PILOTS

MAKE HAY

Four Spitfires patrol- ling over the Channel yesterday afternoon

en-

The German radio, in countered 10 Messersch- an obvious attempt to midt fighters, shot down

AMERICANS spread Anglo-French ill five of them in as many

PERISH

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Almost 200 Americans

may have perished when the World War American

feeling, claimed yesterday minutes without loss to that French 'planes went themselves and then, aloft to defend Syrian with ammunition spent, aerodromes from R.A.F. raced home safely though bombers.

pursued by over 30 other Messerschmidts.

The report claims the rival 'planes clashed, though no

de.

talls are given,

Two of the Spitfire pilots got Diplomatic quarters in Ankara two each and the third got one,

transport "Zamzam" was British and Vichy French in the vice.

fear open warfare between the says the Air Ministry news ser~

sunk "by enemy action", Near East, and the British Am-

bassador to Turkey has question-

Bent

in the South Atlantic un-ed the Turks about the possibility der the neutral Egyptian of war materials being flag.

across Turkey to Iraq.

Officials In Washington are tensely awaiting details of the first major war loss of Americans at sea since the "Athenia" torpedoing at the beginning of the war.

Twenty-four young American volunteers of the British-Ameri- can Ambulance Corps, en route to join the Free. French at Lake Chad, wele among the 203 passen- gers and 120 crew reported lost.

Only one German had time to bale out,

the others' crashing Into the sea in their machines. "It was grand,” said one pilot, "but I could not stay long, for as In London, Free Franch cir- soon as I had got my two, I saw

25 other "yellow cles say General Dentz, Syrian about

noses' High Commissioner: helped the (Messerschmidts) going at us and Italo-German armistice commis-I had по моге ammunition."— slon to move mechanised units Reuter, and some of the latest planes, belonging to the French army, across Syria to Iraq.

tional News Service,

Interna-

Revenge

The fight gave the pilots re- venge, for earlier in the day a

a month overdue and "must be formation of ME109's had pounced presumed lost." She left Jersey on two machines from the same Most of the other American City on March 20, halted at Per-squadron and shot them down. "were Cathollo and Protestant nambuco on April 8 and left the Both pilots baled out and were

missionaries going to Africa, next day, being due at Capetown saved. Calro quarters, announced that on April 21,

International News |

This squadron now claims: 87. 90-tony Zamzam" is most SEEKERvictories. British Wireless

"

that Russia Germany

some sort of joint action in the

ports of negotiations for the use

Senator Barkley said by Germany of Russian ships on the Black Sea to transport war the idea of a "tremendous materials to Russian ports for decision" was nebulous transit to Iran and Iraq-Reuter, and declined to discuss it.

IT IS BELIEVED, HOWEVER. THAT THE ADMINISTRATION IS PREPARING THE PEOPLE FOR MORE DRASTIC ACTION BY THE U.S. NAVY.

This belief is bused on strong week-end statements Mr. Cordell Hull (Secretary State) and Mr. Harold (Secretary of Interior).

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(SPECIAL TO "CHINA, MAIL") The U.S. House of Representa- the lives yesterday unanimously pass- byed the White House's Bill placing of the Philippines and other posses- Ickessions under export licensing con- trol, International News Ser- vice.

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