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N.E.I. Reply To Japan

In Unmistakeable Terms

It is understood in Batavia that the Netherlands East Indies Government, in its reply to Japan, unreservedly maintained its in- sistence on the independent development of the country's economic resources.

It also set its face sternly against any mea- sures that would bring direct or indirect bene- fit to the enemy.

At the same time the Netherlands East Indies is willing to continue to cooperate with Japan on ɑ reascnable basis in develop- ing economic relations between the two coun- tries. Reuter.

It All SEIZURE Depends OF SHIPS On Tokyo AT ONCE

Infiltration Increasing Rapidly

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IT WAS RELIABLY REPORTED IN ISTAN- BUL YESTERDAY THAT GERMANY HÁS AL- READY DESPATCHED A FULL DIVISION OF ARMED MEN, NUMBERING 15,000, TO SYRIA BY MEANS OF THE INFILTRATION OF THE PAST WEEKS, WHICH IS RAPIDLY INCREASING.

According to stories brought to Istanbul yesterday by travellers from Syria, the Ger- mans include at least 1,000 of the Luftwaffe's- ground corps which are already reported to have taken over control of the Syrian aero- dromes at Aleppo and Palmyra.

flew Axis warplanes

to Syria

The U.S. Secretary of President Roosevelt Large quantities of wea- It is related that more than 150 State, Mr. Cordell Hull, yesterday signed legisla-pons and equipment, in- from Rhodes, in the Dodecanese referring at his press con- tion permitting the cluding anti-aircraft guns group, while many Nazi troop ference yesterday to re- Government to seize and and trucks, were moved carrying planes have been seen ported talks with the Ja-operate approximately 80 into Syria with the troops. panese, said United States foreign ships now idle in policy in the Pacific American waters. remained unchanged.

The President thereafter immen diately ordered. the Maritime

Mr. Cordell Hall's remark left Commission to carry out the terms a clear implication that any im- of the Act.

·provement of relations with Japan depended on the Tokyo Governalia, to charter or lease any ship coastwise service

ment's action.

They include authorisation, inter

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JAPANESE MYSTERY DELEGATES

for. foreign Mr. Hull expressed the United but not to belligerent governments States Government's interest in

without presidential approval.,

STRICT SECRECY IS BEING the trade negotiations between

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IN concerned OBSERVED

JAPANESE Japan and the Netherlands Indies include 36 Danish, 26 Italian, two QUARTERS IN BANGKOK IN by pointing out that he has stood German, two Estonian, one Lith- CONNECTION WITH THE PRE- firm against any change in the

uanian, one Rumanian and 14 SENCE IN BANGKOK OF. A Far Eastern status quo.-Reuter.

French, including the "Norman-JAPANESE DELEGATION OF die."

President Roosevelt told his The delegation is headed by press conference he did not know Mr. One, ex-Under-Secretary of how many ships would be seized, the Japanese Ministry of Fin- nor whether French ships would ance, be included-Reuter.

CRETE TO BE FOUGHT AGAIN

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FUGITIVE GENERAL

Final arrangements TAKEN

have been made for a full- GENERAL AZIZ

AZIZ EL MASRI,

FOUR MEMBERS.

It is believed that the delega- tion is to conduct formal in- quiries in regard to ways and means for promoting Japan- Thailand trade relations. Reuter.

ANOTHER AIR LULL

dress debate on the loss of FORMER CHIEF OF THE EGYPE AIR ACTIVITY OVER BRI- GEEN TIAN ARMY STAFF AND HIS TAIN DURING DAYLIGHT YES- Crete when the House of TWO COMPANIONS, WHO AT TERDAY WAS VERY SLIGHT Commons resumes

tings in a few days.

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sit-TEMPTED TO ESCAPE BY AIR Bombs were dropped by single FROM EGYPT LAST MONTH, aircraft at two points in north- HAVE BEEN ARRESTED, SAYS eastern England but nobody was A REUTER DESPATCH FROM seriously Injured, says an Air: CATRO NH-

Ministry communique. — Reuter

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NAZI TROOPS REPORTED IN DAMASCUS

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The National Broadcasting Com- pany's Ankara corres- pondent reports that German forces have occupied Damascus, capital of Syria.

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Meanwhile General Dentz, claiming ports of German in- filtration into Syria are "lies," wamed Britain that "France will meet force with force in Syria.”—In- ternational News Service.

CRIPPS GOING TO LONDON

at the new aerodrome at Rayah. SIR STAFFORD CRIPPS, BRI- German army engineering units TISH AMBASSADOR IN MOS- COW, ARRIVED IN STOCK- have begun the hasty construc-

HOLM BY AIR FROM THE tion of new airfields and other

SOVIET CAPITAL YESTERDAY. military installatioris, it is added.

He had intended to come to The French High Commissioner. Stockholm to see a specialist be General Henri Dentz, meanwhile, cause of a throat affliction and is reported to have ordered dras- after a few days, rest to return to tic measures, to halt the wholesale Moscow, but it is learned that desertions of officers and men since his arrival he has arranged from the French forces. to the to proceed to London. "V Free_French-International News Sir Stafford refused to be inter-

viewed for the present.-Reuter.

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