THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST. 2, 1941
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NAZI ROLE IN INDO-CHINA
Vichy Prevented From Sending Reinforcements
SECRET DOCUMENTS REVEALED
SUSTAINED GERMAN intervention, to prevent the Vichy Government sending re- inforcements to Indo-China while encourag- ing on the contrary a strengthening of the Vichy military forces in West Africa, is con- firmed in secret instructions given by the Vichy War Ministry to General Dentz while the latter was still in authority in Syria.
Free French Headquarters in London yes- terday published extracts from a secret docu- ment found among the archives of General Dentz's headquarters when the Allied troops occupied Syria.
MEXICO
REJECTS
GERMAN REQUEST
Among numerous such instructions two are typi- cal. They both emanate from the "Armistice Department" of the Vichy Ministry of War.
NAZIS HAVING TROUBLE IN FRANCE
Paris.radio yester- day reported the dis- missal of four Muni- cipal councillors who are to be replaced by "special commission- ers," and of eight burgomasters in vari- ous parts of both oc- cupied and unoccupi- ed France.--Reuter.
TELLING VICHY HOW
TO ACT
The attacks on
the
BRITISH REDS WANT SECOND FRONT IN WEST
CREATION OF A second front in the West is "the decisive question of the moment,” said a statement issued last night by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Great Britain.
Mr. Harry Pollitt, speaking at a specially convened meeting held in London last night and attended by hundreds of representatives from all parts of the country, said:-
the
with "A speedy victory ninimum of sacrifice requires ai
supreme and gigantic effort the British people.
by
be
SO thot
"All obstacles to production ond land and in transport must tackled energetically FRXUTIA production can be secured.
"Hammer blows at the enemy from both sides will force him to divide and weaken his fight- ing power."
TOBRUK GARRISON BUSY
Patrol activity in the Tobruk area and artillery Mr. Pollitt said many people activity on the frontier Vichy Government in the were saying "We can leave
was recorded in a brief German-controlled Paris to the Red Army," but the forces
at Hitler's command must not Middle East communique One, dated January 15 this year, press were followed yes-be minimised, he and his gang from Cairo yesterday. men and material, granted by ferday by a statement on would not go down without
most desperate struggle.—Reuter. the German and Italian armistice the Paris radio, also con-
reads: "Reinforcements both Jo
commission, have been sent
are being sent chiefly to French trolled by the Nazis, that BELGIANS
Africa
had
"Barefaced impudence,"
the description Mr. West
remmission still refuses to allow Sumner Welles, U.S. Act-remforcements
German Vichy but the
was
in
China,"
Another urging
announced
of men and important ministerial ARRESTED
No details of the alleged changes General were given, however, Lo
report Dentz, dated a month later. on
and announcer went on to say that {"the national revolution is fol-
lowing its course."
ing Secretary of State, material for the defence of Indo- changes." applied to the action of Germany Mexico to protest to the February 15, reads:- U.S. against the black- listing of Latin-American firms deemed to be work- ing for the Axis.
of
Asserting Germany had violated} and destroyed the sovereignty many nations. Mr. Welles declared it would be barefaced impudence on the part of Germany to try to tell Mexico or any other country what it should do to protect its sovereign rights.
"The German armistice.com. mission has informed us of its final decision to forbid all re inforcements to Indo-China of and material either from France or Madagascar."
Another Refusal
men
In another secret report Vichy told General Dentz: "The German armistice commission has refused all reinforcements of the defence forces in Indo-China.
He added it was to be hoped that this course would be speeded up as much as possible by the elimination of the personnel
of
the old regime civil servants and diplomats, whose primary in- terest was that there should be no change.
The broadcast continued: "There is no reason for retain. ing people who for more than a year have shown i will in following Petain's policy. This refusal applies in par- "There ig no
in precedent ticular to the sending to this history of a change in regime Moreover, Mr. Welles declar-colony of American-built 'planes taking place without the definite ed, Mexico did not require any, on board the 'Bearn,' at present elimination of those who were advice from Germany.
immobilised at Martinique." part of the condemned regime." Reuter.
-Reuter.
Mr. Welles was commenting on the setion of Mexico in stranaly rejecting a German request that it Show make such it protest. Reuter.
REHEARSAL FOR 1942?
Scenes *miniscent of the return of the first
War in 1919 occurred as
OPINION HARDENS IN ARGENTINA
THE BREAKING OFF of diplomatic rela- soldiers from the World tions between Argentina and Germany is the "West Point" docked expected to be urged by Argentine members in New York yesterday of parliament following the disclosures by with an American con- sular party and others the Parliamentary Committee investigating
from: Lisbon.
More than 2,000 cheering and
fofalitarian activities.
**
It is understood uncficially that the Argentine Government has asked the German Embassy to
Senor Damonte Taborda, chair-everything in the Argentine and weeping relatives and friends man of the committee, told a their activities can be described lined the pier.
press conference in Buenos Aires as virtual potential belligerency." yesterday that he understood that The consul-general at Hamburg, some members of Congress were Mr. A. R.Thomson, said it was common knowledge along the going to advocate this course. north German seaboard that both the liners "Bremen" and "Europa" had been..completely burned out by sabateurs' fires,
As far as he could; sep, Hit- ler's popularity showed ho eigna of declining.
Damage in Hamburg following RAF. raids, was always cleared up quickly Reuter.
He Bald: "The committee has explain why a wireless transmit -proyed, the existence of totall-ting set was found. in the diplo-
tarian activities with Important matic baggage of a high. German“ ramifications" abroad. Those ac- Embassy official: last week.dk, tions constitute a serious threat In the opinion of the Govern- Vand: its Institutions."
it
OF A NUMBER
BELGIANS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED BY THE GERMANS IN BRUSSELS FOR OPENLY SHOWING SCEP- TICISM AT FAKED NAZI:PRO- PAGANDA FILMS, ACCORDING ΤΟ INBEL (THE FREE BEL- GIAN NEWS SERVICE).
The communique states:-
Libya. Tobruk-our patrols again penetrated
the deep into enemy lines during the night of July 30/31. Contact with the enemy was not made But all patrols procured valuable in- formation.
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A daylight patrol, operating on Thursday with great skill, starked ghd, captured a prisoner of war, thereby, securing, the identification for which it had been despatched.
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