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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 21,-1941.

NAZIS

OFFERING

"PEACE" IN RETURN FOR AFRICAN BASES

DR. KLAUBE, HEAD OF THE GERMAN MISSION IN SENEGAL, OFTEN TRAVELS FROM FRANCE TO DA KAR IN HIS PRIVATE 'PLANE, STATES THE FREE FRENCH HEAD- QUARTERS.

The Mission comprises many hundred members, and its activities are no longer limited to Dakar, but have spread to all cir- cles in the interior, in which a German is placed at the side of each French official.

Everyone is under the impres- sion that the latter may imme- diately be replaced by the former. and all colonial officers and ad- ministrative officials are very in- dignant about this form of colla- buration.

In Morocco anxiety 16 felt. amongst officers and officials because of an Important

con.

centration In Spanish Morocco The former firm of Mannesman has just been set up again

Reuter.

Rin.

New Nazi Army Hitler is forming a new colonial] army to carry out his project of Franco-Gernian "condominium" in Africa, according to the same Vichy sources, says the Independ- French News Agency. The army will be equipped on the basis of experience in Libya. -- Reuter,

ent

Alleged Terms Of Peace Treaty Offer Vichy will grant Germany the use of military and naval bases in France and Africa under the terms of the Peace Treaty now being discussed between Vichy and German authorities, says despatch from the French frontier to the Independent French News Agency in London quoting "in-

official trom

Vichy

formation sources."

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The despatch says the Germans hope to conclude à Treaty or at least a "preliminary Peace Con- vention" as soon as possible.

"In return for the loan of bager. German occupation troops will be partially withdrawn and the remainder will occupy France a "friendly country" similar

its

to the system now in force In

Italy.

Dividing British

Empire

After the war British posses-

sions in Africa notably Nigeria,!

Sierra Leone, and

the Gold

French Empire which wit be

and France.

Vichy would cede Alsace Lor-

POSITION

IN WAR

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SOVIET-POLISH

MILITARY

PACT

The Russion High Command and the Polish High Command have

according to Moscow Wireless concluded a military pact in Moscow.

The C. in C. Polish Army,

General

OF THE AIR be C. in C.

in

Discussing the air situation general, competent observers state that while the loss of bombers over Cologne in the recent day- light raid was a higher propor- tion than is usual, being a little under one Afth of the force em- ployed, the average rate of loss | has not increased during the past two or three months when all day- | light activities are taken into count,

ac-

Higher losses by day than by night are only to be expected but the proportioh has shown a satis- factory stability.

Sikorski, has appoint- ed General Anders to of the Polish Army in Soviet Russia-British Wire-

less.

TOUGH NUT TO CRACK

Broadcasting from

Singapore

last evening, Senator H. S. Foll, Australian Minister of the In- terlor, declared: "My visit is enough to convince me of two things. First, Dealing with the situation on the thinking

anyone who is of taking a crack Eastern Front, the opinion is ex-¡Singapore

at should pressed that there is no evidence Second, the firmer the attitude we of a shortage of Nazi air crews or and our A'lies take, the less like- think again.

aeroplanes, but it is evident. the lihood will there be of war in German High Command is throw-the Pacific."

ing everything possible into the Mr. Foll was giving a farewell battle having due regard to broadcast. He is leaving to re- necessary defences on the west.-turn to Australia to-day.

British Wireless.

tral News.

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EVIDENCE OF a strong and growing pro-

Coast, will be attached to the British feeling was seen during the journey through exploited jointly by Germany Europe by the first batch of British and Indian officers, and British N.C.O.'s, captured in the Syrian raine to Germany and, as compen- campaign and released in Beirut on August 15, sation, would receive part of writes an Indian Army observer in the Middle East.

Probably no prisoners of war ever covered so Italy and would keep Tunisia, much ground in so short a time or saw so much while Italy would receive Egypt enemy-occupied territory as this party.

Southern Belgium after the war.

She would not be called on to

make territorial concessions

In return for renouncing

claims to Tunisia.

to

her

It is pointed out that these terms mean that. Germany would gain almost complete control of the French Empire and its naval and military establishments.

"Negotiations are well advanced” adds the Independent French News Agency-Reuter.

Attempt To Soften Washington

MOBILE CANTEEN

At Dijon, not even the presence of German troops on the platform could prevent ladies of the French Red Cross from "rushing to the train to pay special attention to the British and Indians. Aboard The wife of the High Commis- the vessel on which the British sioner of South Africa was greet-and Indians were imprisoned · in ed by a Guard of Honour of South Salonica Harbour was a French seaman wearing the Croix de African: sailors when she present Guerre with two bars, held on a ed to Chatham a mobile canteen charge of sedition. He had given by the Johannesburg Home publicly asked why the French, THE VICHY AMBASSADOR Comforts Fund, Mrs.

should fight the British, their only Waterson TO WASHINGTON, M. HENRY said the gift was one of admiration

friends and only hope. HAYE 18 UNDERSTOOD TO and respect for the British people HAVE VISITED MR. CORDELL from the people of the Union- HULL, UNITED STATE 6 British Wireless. SECRETARY OF STATE, IN AN EFFORT TO RELIEVE THE APPREHENSION IN WASHING- TON REGARDING SIGNS OE] CLOSER COLLABORATION BE- TWEEN VICHY HAND GER Twenty-eight million yards of MANYA

various kinds of textile goods Ma Haye is also said to have were ordered in July by Indian shown MHull a collection of mills for the Eastern Group coun- told that the reputation of the In American newspaper cartoons tries and for India's own defence dian Army stands even higher as which, he complained, insulted services, states a Reuter message, the result of the fighting at Dama- Marshal Petain, — Router.. from Simla.

Reutor!

ORDERS IN INDIA

Grapely the severity of his treatmenas re'axed and his guarda became more sympathe-

The first batch coming back con- sisted of 27 British and 11:Indian officers, and 13 British N.C.O,'s,

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