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ANTI-TOKYO FREEZING POLICY Explanation By Anthony Eden

Churchill And

Roosevelt

VEIL KEPT

TIGHT

OVER

SCHARNHORST

RETURNS TO BREST

The German battle- ship Scharnhorst has returned to Brest

where it has docked and is undergoing re- pairs, says Reuter from London.

MYSTERY TROOPS

Mr. Winston Churchill and Président Roosevelt were almost the sole topic

of

conversation

in Washington again yes- terday but no single ray

POUR INTO

SAIGON

Real Meaning Of Regulations

IN A STATEMENT ON THE FAR EASTERN SITUATION IN THE WAR DEBATE YESTERDAY, MR. EDEN REFERRED TO THE FREEZ- ING MEASURES RECENTLY INSTITUTED.

He said: "These freezing measures are

not, as seems to be thought by some people, H.C.L.

On the contrary, they Inquiry

framed to permit transactions which are not expressly forbidden. On the contrary, they automatically forbid all transactions except those which are expressly permitted.

"I cannot disclose details of the manner in which this policy is going to be applied. It will be worked out throughout with the closest collaboration and the frankest discussions between the British Government here, the Dominions, India, Burma and the Colonies and the United States and Netherlands Gov-

of light has been allowed A superficial lull con-ernments. Aby any official to illumin- tinues to reign in the southern Indo-China poli- ate the mystery.

PUT OVER THE

MOVEMENTS

Formal Assurance ·

Ordered

Official recognition, of the rising cost of living is shown by the appointment, by His Excellency the Governor, of a Committee to "advise Government on the mat-

ter of a high cost of living allow ance for donar-paid officers, other..... than those who are drawing salaries not exceeding $35 a month

who have already obtained an allowance.

The Committee comprises: Mr. Justice P. E. F. Cressall, M.C.(Chairman), Hon. Mr. Lí "He added that if a step of this Tse-fong, Mr. A. J. C. Taylor, kind were taken, coming on top of Mr. Ng Chak-wing and Mr. Q. the recent action in Indo-China, A. A. Macfadyen, with Mrs. W it must inevitably give rise to a A. Jones as Secretary, "The same collaboration is most serious situation between continuing regarding

Great Britain and Japan. the ap plication and operation of thege

"The two latter Governments; have furnished with full particu-

· NO CURTAIN OF SECRECY HAS tical atmosphere as

lars and comprehensive informa- "EVER BEEN MORE TIGHTLY Japanese disembarkation of their attitude. CHURCHILL tions tax port facilities to ROOSEVELT the utmost and an

ceasing stream of truck west-

OF EITHER MR. OR

PRESIDENT

FOR SUCH AN TIME.

EXTENDED

The man-in-the-street now ac- cepts as a fact that the meeting

streams convoys

is taking place-only held theory ward. being that President Roosevelt,

un-

Almost the whole of the vast

measurco,

"It was bound to take a little

who never flies, has been speeded concentration of vehicles visible time to exchange views and in- to the rendezvous in a warship on Tuesday at the Saigon docks formation necessary for a com- which was met by a 'plane carry-disappeared yesterday is troop-mon understanding ΟΠ such a ing Mr. Churchill.

ships again took momentary pre-far-reaching experiment cedence and began discharging

as the new thousands of troops.

|-freezing orders represent, but` the The passage of troops and work is now practically complete. material is being expedited as speedily as possible with

Many, however, think that nel ther Mr. Churchill nor President Roosevelt would risk being caught in a surface vessel and it seems more likely that the President went to his summer, höme, which is actually across the border into Churchill Canada, "where Mr. could. proceed. by 'plane In matter of hours.

No Better Time

B

This would also avoid the poli- tical implication of the British Premier setting, foot on United States soll, as he would still be in the Empire."

There is a fervent hope in that many Washington quarters the two will meet because" it Isfelt nothing could be better at this time than a complete un- derstanding established face to face between these two great world leaders who are combin Jng

A "THESE STEPŐ WERE NOT minimum of detachments re- | LIGHTLY TAKEN, THE FREEZ-. maining in Salyon.

The Service Corps is rapidly in- stalling military telephone lines between all important occupation centres and offices.

Mekong Bottleneck

ING ORDER WAS SERIOUSLY „INTENDED AND WILL DE SERIOUSLY EXECUTED.

Thailand Position "As to the position of Thailand, the British Government have not It is understood the Mekong failed to note that Japanese news- is acting as a serious bottleneck, the same kind of language re- ferry, on the road to Pnompenh papers have recently been using limiting truck passage to 80 ̈agarding Thalland as they employ- ed before the Japanese demanda for bases, in Indo-China.

day,

The Japanese are comman deering a large number of bar- ges and junks and a consider- able quantity of materiale2 is being shipped up the Mekong. Spasmodic attacks appear in wipe Hillerism off the the Japanese press against Thai-

Jand mapReuter.

MICHY'S ANSWER

Reuter

SOVIET ORDERS IN U.S. FROZEN

The United States has unfro millions of dollars worth" of 'So- -vlet orders in America, to a Reuter despatch from TO Ington

ash-

"For that reason, on July 31,}

·His Majesty's Ambassador in Tokyo drew the attention of the Japanese Foreign; Minister to this newspaper. campaign, which alleged, among other things," that we are intriguing In Thall that British;_mill= tary preparations are threaten- ng, Japanese interesta and that In consequence Thailand should, in her own nterests, como to

nderstanding an early

with Japan, the power which con- trols Indo China."

THE FRENCH REPLY AMERICA'S REQUEST FOR LARIFICATION OF FRANCE'S

“Our Ambassador pointed out EMPIRE DEFENCE day that the reply outlines the that this kind of thing could only ANDED" TO "AD- guiding principles of French mean that someone, in authority AMBAS policy on the lines defined by in Japan was endeavouring to ICE

Admiral' Darlanand General manufacture a case for Japanese Waygand,'! Router"

intervention"}n/Thaj

The first meeting of the Com-. "SIR ROBERT CRAIGIE THENmittee will take place to-day in GAVE TO ADMIRAL TOYODA the Puisne Judge's Chambers, A MOST-FORMAL ASSURANCE Supreme Court:

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