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LITTLE NEWS OF IRAN FIGHTING

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Southern Ukraine NOTIFIED

THERE IS STILL NO CONFIRMATION IN LONDON. THAT THE GERMANS HAVE ANY BRIDGE-HEADS ACROSS THE DNIEPER AND THE MAIN PART OF THE FIGHTING THUS REMAINS ON THE WEST OF THE RIVER.

According to the latest news from Iran available *******************

in authoritative circles în London yesterday after- noon, the British units which entered the coun- try encountered some re- sistance but it is not yet known where this occur- red or how serious the re- sistance was.

One British contingent made a landing from the sea in the Per- sian Gulf at Bandar Shapur, It is believed that this Contingent

met with some resistance but this is not definitely confirmed.

The British forces entering Iran include, both British and Indian troops but it is understood that no Dominion troops are involved,

Reuter.

TRADE BAN DECLARED

The Board of Trade in London yesterday made an order pro- hibiting all export of goods to Iran except under licence as from to-day. Reuter.

Japan

THAILAND And Mr.

CABINET CHANGES

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(BY REUTER'S DIPLOMATIC

The

CORRESPONDENT)

British Govern-

ment yesterday morning notified Iran's neighbours and two other Moslem states of the action taken

in Iran and the reasons

While circumstantial evidence shows that the Dnieper-Petrovsk Dam has been blown up no official statement has been re- ceived to that effect from the Russian Gov-therefore." ernment.

Fighting continues to be intense on the Leningrad front but there has been no mark- ed move. In the Smolensk-Gomel area it is known that the Russians are counter-attack- ing but no details have reached London. Reuter.

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The countries concerned are Turkey, Egypt, Iraq, Afghanistan and Saudi-Arabia..

The Turkish Government, in particular, have been assured. that His Majesty's Government pledge themselves in all circum- stances to do nothing that would damage, Turkey's interests.

The assurance given Iran re- garding her political independ ence and territorial integrity was conveyed to the Turkish Govern- ment. The British Government Reuter's Moscow correspondent |

specially has undertaken to Inter- 04ays that mention of fighting in

fere as little as possible with the Dniepro-Petrovsk region is the The important thing has hap-domestic economy and life in first official mention of the south-pened which, if it continues, may Iran. ern Ukraine front since the Soviet | have an enormous effect in The United States Government admission of the fall of Krivoyrog | slowing up German operations on also has been kept fully inform- and Kikolalev last week.

all or many parts of the front. ed of the action taken by the It is the entry Into the war of British and Soviet Governments. In the Interval, there have Russia's allics, Rain and Mud.

Reuter. been important new German

It has been raining heavily for pushes in the Gomet and Nov 24 hours and the roads, other gored sectors, but the southern than the not very numerous main Ukraine did not lose in Impor-roads, have become bogged.

Churchill

Authoritative Japanese

tance.

JOINS ROOSEVELT. CABINET

Movements of tanks across President Roosevelt has nomin-

· Gerinan insistence on the fact country are unlikely for the pre-ated Mr. Francis Biddle, the Soll- that the Russians were holding the sent, either on the soft soil of the citor-General, to be the new Dnieper bridgeheads was clear in- Ukraine or in the marshy coun- | Attorney-General of the United

try round Leningrad. — Reuter. States. Reuter. methodically withdrawing and that

dication that the Russians were

MINISTER OF THAILAND, SCurces in Tokyo have re-the Germans had failed either to

DEFENCE. FOREIGN AFFAIRS

WHO FORMERLY HELD THE jected Mr. Churchill's oc- ADDITIONAL PORTFOLIOS OF cusations, saying “Who is AND THE INTERIOR AND menacing whom? WHO RECENTLY DIVESTED "Japan is not menacing any- HIMSELF OF THE DEFENCE body. Japan has not MINISTRY, HAS ́ ́NOW* 'AP- POINTED TWO INDEPENDENT

anything."" MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AF-

menaced

Official Japanese reaction

It has been reported sketchily.

is

encircle Marshal Budenny's army control of any of the crossings of

or any large part of it, or to gain

the lower Dnieper.

Rearguard Action

There is strong reason to believe that the mention of Dniepro- Petrovsk in yesterday's communi-

que refers to a successful rear- only guard action.

FAIRS AND OF THE INTERIOR: not likely at least until the text

Nal Direk Chainam, formerly

is fully received. Deputy Minister of the Interior, receives the Cabinet post, states Reuter's diplomatic correspondent in Bangkok. ···

The question arises: What Mr. Churchill's reference to good to the Germans are the'. alleged depredations of the Japan-occupied parts of the Ukraine? It will be recalled that Major "just another attempt to depict a sive resistance of the peasants ese milltary faction is labelled They must reckon with the pas- Luang Kowit Aphalwong was division of Japanese opinion and and Turthermore, In the long appointed Defence. Minister on thereby to disintegrate Japanese run, the Ukraine, with its almost August. 19. — Reuter,

CONVOY ATTACKED

unity which is wholly impossible." completed tractorised agriculture, Japan's actions are said to be will be quite useless unless the based upon the solid basis of Germans are able to provide vast (unanimous ‹ › national policy. quanties of petrol which ob-

viously they cannot.. |-· The plight of the peasants [-under-the Nazis is grievodą, but Mr. Churchill's speech most of them will no doubt 10,000 TONS WERE LOST FROM is designed to alienate with clandestine stocks. a time

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Aliénating Thailand ·

WAS ATTACKED OFF THE Thailand from Japan,

SPANISH COAST LAST WEEK says the "Kokumin Shim- advance, agreed freely and, peace-

IT WAS LEARNED IN LISBON YESTERDAY,

fully by Vichy, whereas it is Bri- - One corvette was the only ves- The early morning papers gen-tain who is bearing pressure in sel lost by the escort comparing erally follow the first reaction. - South Asia, the paper claims... the German claim to have sunic - Mr. Churchill's speech is de Oficial circles deny knowledge 25 ships and aled to have destroy void of time and sense because of Japanese-American basic nego- ed two warships. Reuter AKS the China conflict: preceded the tiations which were hinted at by. European war and, therefore Jas Mr. Churchill although--"reports. eeee It was annoudced in Berlin yes-pûn cannot be imitating Hitler," from Admiral Nomura, Japanese terday that the German Consulates the "Kokumin Shimbun adds. Ambassador to Washington; have in" Cuba "have: ~ beerf zelosed; -" China reconstruction ; Isco not been received a recently, Raulo)

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