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MILITARY MOVES

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Germans Concentrate In Rumania

STALIN'S U.S. SUBMARINE

ENVOY ACTIVE

A meeting between Hitler and M. Dekanosov, Soviet Ambassador to Berlin, is expected short- ly according to the Ber- lin correspondent of the "Dagens Nyheter.”

The Ambassador has already paid three visits to the Wilhelm- strasse this week, the correspon- dent says.

On one occasion he saw Rib- bentrop and on the other visits he was received by Baron Von Wiszaeckir, Permanent Head the German Foreign Office.

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The correspondent adds that at the same time sem'-official cir- eles in Berlin continue to stale that they have no knowledge of Russo-German negotiations re- sulting in a trade agreement. Reuter.

SEVEN HOURS OVERDUE

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Three hundred and seventy-five feet be- low the surface deep-diving trials, an American submarine with two officers and 31 men aboard, is seven hours overdue off the coast of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, stated the Navy Department in Washington yester- day.

It is recalled that the submarine is near the spot where the ill-fated "Squalus" met disaster two years ago.-Reuter.

BLITZ CHIEF GETS READY

Situated in a dense forest 15 miles from Bucharest at Snagov, country seat of Prince Nicholas of Rumania, Hitler's Balkans blitz

Stiffening Soviet Attitude Reported By Tiflis Radio

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WHILE OFFICIAL BRITISH CIRCLES STILL DEPRECATE THE ALARMING REPORTS WHICH CONTINUE TO POUR IN OF LOOMING GRAVE DEVELOPMENTS, MESSAGES RECEIVED IN LONDON FROM RUSSIA, RUMANIA AND FINLAND INDICATE BEYOND THE SHADOW OF A DOUBT THAT URGENT MILI- TARY MEASURES ARE BEING TAKEN IN ALL THREE COUN TRIES.

A report from Helsinki states that Finland has called up military reserves "for extra- ordinary manoeuvres to enable Finland to preserve her security and to strengthen pre- parations for defence,” while a traveller who arrived in Helsinki from Russia yesterday re- ports that Soviet mobilisation is jamming the railroads between Leningrad and Moscow.

TRAVELLING PERMITS CANCELLED,.. WHILE THE

ROOSEVELT'S

TOUR OVER

Mr. James Roosevelt, President Roosevelt's son, who has comTM pleted his world tour, is leaving.

States to-day-Reuter.

Lisbon by Clipper for the United

U.S. CENSORING MAILS

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The United States Army and i

From Ankara comes al AND National Broadcasting WHOLE OF RUMANIA IS Navy yesterday revealed that the Corporation report stat- UNDER A STRICT MILITARY first mail censorship since the last BLACK-OUT NIGHTLY. War has been imposed in post ing that all Rumanian INTERNATIONAL NEWS SER- offices at the leased Atlantic bases.

-International News Service. shipping in the Black Sea VICE. has been cancelled.

The port of Constanza has been evacuated while the Rumanian army is almost completely mobil- ised, and the Germans are increas- the ing their concentrations in country..

Alarmist reports regarding the Russo-German situation continued to flood the British press and radio yesterday.

Evacuation Or Moscow?

THE "DAILY: SKETCH” SAYS RUSSIA 18 DEFIANT, AND QUOTES A TIFLIS BROADCAST DECLARING. RUSSIA WILL

chief, Field-Marshal List, Commander-in- Chief of the German armies in Rumania, has established his headquarters, Reuter learns MAKE NO FURTHER ATTEMPT from diplomatic sources

in London.

The staff of the Rumanian Army is

TO APPEASE HITLER.

The "Daily Mail" says Swedish newspapers report Russia is eva- cuating children from Moscow,

attached to the German General Staff at this Leningrad and Kiev, and that

headquarters.

more army reservists have been called up.

The "Daily Express" quotes ̈a Moscow radio report that clashes "may have" " broken out on the Bessarabian frontier

Moscow radio also announced that civilian defence practice has been extended to the Ukraine and other provinces.

According to the same Hassy, capital of Moldavia, and Rumanian towns on the Soviet source" large numbers of border being evacuated and German troops continue fresh classes of Rumanian sol diers were called up on Wednes to arri in Rumania, and

day large quantities of bed Military marches and patriotic ding and materials have poems are broadcast while the IT WAS RELIABLY LEARN- been collected in the press, according to this source, ED IN ISTANBUL YESTERDAY regions of Galatz, and making clear allusions to forth- THAT ALL. RUMANIAN BOR- coming decisive even -Reu-| DER ROADS HAVE BEEN Braila

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