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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 31, 1941.

VAST GERMAN FIFTH COLUMN AT WORK IN

NEAR EAST

Brendan

A "VAST GERMAN Fifth Column" is in Bracken "Eastern correspondent" of the Independent Jollied

Iran and Afghanistan, according to the

French Agency.

The correspondent says: "The diploma- tic representatives of Great Britain and Rus- sia are at present engaged at Teheran and Kabul in combatting the subterranean activi- ties of the Fifth Column.

"Uli ising these two centres 群众 bases, German agents and sabo- teurs are infiltrating into the neighbouring territories of the i Soviet Caucasian Republics, the Republic of Turkmen and Sovjet Turkestan, as well as

the: North-West Frontier of India,

"Acoldents, which appear to be attributable to sabotage, in industrial centres in the Cau- Сабия, have jed to Increased vigliance by the Soviet authori - leo.

DIVE

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BEATEN OFF

Mr. Brendan Bracken, new Minister of Informa- tion, was tackled in the Commons yesterday on the question of expediting the release of spot news and topical pictures to the U.S. and British Domin- ions.

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Mr. Brendan Bracken declared he would do everything in his power to give the maximum amount of news and photographs

to the U.S. and the British Dom-

"It is understood Great Britain A German dive-bomb-inions, and indeed to any part of

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Company in southern Iran.

British the world that would like to have

guarding the refineries and oiling attack on

the Anglo-Persian Oil shipping off the coast of Cyrenaica, North Africa, on Tuesday, was driven off1

Dangerous Activities "There is good reason to believe tha, German agents are working

in close collaboration with White

Russian refugees, some of whom

British news.― Reuter.

SOUTH

by R.A.F. fighters which S

shot down six enemy 'planes, according to yesterday's R.A.F. Middle The Soviet and British Min. East communique.

have been furnished with German passports.

isters have drawn the attention of the Iranian Government to the dangerous activities of Ger-

AMERICAN CONFLICT

MR. SUMNER WELLES, U.S. A STRONG FORMATION OF JUNKERS 87'S. ESCORTED BY ACTING SECRETARY OF man agents who are trying to MESSERSCHMITTS, MADE THE STATE, ANNOUNCED YESTER- cnilat the rupport of Iranian

ATTACK. FOUR BOMBERS DAY THAT THE CESSATION OF Eubjects trading In Soviet and

AND TWO FIGHTERS WERE HOSTILITIES BETWEEN PERU British territories.

AND ECUADOR MIGHT BE EX- BROUGHT DOWN.

PECTED IN THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE.

"It is noted that twice within a period of six weeks the Afghan Government has made a point of proclaiming its determination to maintain strict neutrality.

Afghan Youth

Reconnaissance has shown that Monday's raids on aerodromes in Sicily were more successiul than was first thought.

Indications yesterday morning gave hope of a prompt solution of the dispute.

Fighting has continued on Both at Catania and Borizzio the number of badly damaged Peru-Ecuador frontier since was announced aircraft was greater than origin-armistice

Saturday. Reuter. "Nevertheless certain groups of ally reported and the number of as destroyed young Afghans have

'planes confirmed

risen over to Nazi ideas and are play- during the sweep has ing the game of the local Nazi 36, with the knowledge that six, and not four, fighters were agents who are conducting pro- paganda of a somewhat simple, destroyed at Catania,

been won

and unoriginal character.

"They emphasise, first, that Afghans owe it to themselves to ensure the return of the Afghan minorities to their country, second y, that a country ke Afghanistan should have а powerful air force to ensure its} defence."

Reuter.

DEATH FOR SLACKERS

IN U.S.S.R.

Soviet determination to combat all Nazi attacks is

further evidenced by the drastic

punishment

of

slackness in fire-fighting in Moscow.

Three high officials in a Mos- cow car parts supply trust and a responsible. fire warden, of the trust were sentenced to death yesterday for the inadequate pro- vision of fire-fighting equipment and general slackness in precau- tions.

The inventory manager received 10. years' imprisonment.group. The case was judged by a mill- tary tribunal and accused were charged with deliberate sabotage and counter-revolutionary activity owing to fire on the night of July 14 on the trust's premises caus ing damage worth 31⁄2 million roubles. PARETS

The fire lit up one-quarter of | the city, nullifying, the black-out

Reuter

the

the last

ping at Benghazi during a raid on Monday night by R.A.F. heavy bombers. Two R.A.F. 'planes are missing some from the latest operations. 10 bombs on a quay and ship- Reuter.

The communique also ro. ports the dropping of

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