1940-09-04 — Page 21

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

September 4, 1940.

Britain Takes Over

Over 50

50 Destroyers from United States AGREEMENT GIVES AMERICA BASES FOR DEFENCE ON THE ATLANTIC SEABOARD

By J. EDELSTEIN

P'UNITED PRESS" STAFF

CORRESPONDENT

Washington, Sept. 3 (UP)-President Roose-| volt, assuming unprece- dented personal respon- sibility, to-day throw at mighty segment of Unit- ed States naval power into Britain's balance in roturn for new bastions of defence in the wost- ern Hemisphere.

that

He advised Congress the United States was giving Great Britain 50 destroyers in exchange for naval and air bases at New Antigua and British Guiana

On 99 Years Lcase

The Icases will be for 99 years, while the boundaries and neces- sary defences will be determined by common agreement. For this purpose Britain is naming experts immediately.

It was revealed by the State De- partment b-day that Mr. Winston Churchill has pledged that Britain i will never surrender or scuttle the British fleet in the event of the Bri Hah Isles being ronquered.

the

Possession in Few Days

His offlcially declared that agreement to exchange 56 destroyers for naval and air bases will not re- quire Congressional railßestion nor approval by Parlament.

Mr. Cordell Hull declared that Bri- Lain would take posarsalon of the warships within the next few days.

President Rosevelt, in disclosing Fix digilomatic fait accompli to Cun- Kress, labelled

unportant action for

the reinforce

ment of our national defruce STRIC

the Louisiana purchase

The Pres del also mentioned the clamour which is certain

from the sofalianista, pacifista und

-British reles by aleves vitut this is not inconsistent in any SCRINO with our status of pener

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Why Action Was Taken Thus the United States has declar- ed the whole world that she has Bol changed her neutral status, but is recognising whn! President Housevelt! termed

"Krave danger

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hemisphere Hevurity The United

SEVERE RAIDS

R.A.F. Busy Over

Germany

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LONDON, Sept. 3 (UP).

The Royal Air Force

States has taken aetion to reinforce heavily bombed new targets

the outposts of the hemispheric de-in Germany and Italy inst free by establishing buses along the

vast Atlantic and Caribbean frontaris night.

stretching from Newfoundlandi. to

Bermuda. Trintud, SI Lachu, Offcial Jamelca and Antigua

The exchange of

Britain and the United States coma- tained no indications is

what baix

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reports show

that

dynamite works at Schlebusch,

Faste between northeast of Cologne and the to exetly important railways juuctions of would specifically the Sampler de Arena at Genoa were where, but they made among the targets. available virtually 11 Hrish possess.ufis in the western hemisphere Long-range German gun emplace- for sites us semi-hemispherte defence ments at Grisnez in France were also

burbed outposts.

The Bermuda and Newfoundland The Bayer explosives works near

certain bases are fairly

to have Cologne were subjected to an intense

priority, which, with the

base

a raid, while other objectives attacked Trinidad would be converted into were the important Dortmund-Ems

first ne aviation centres,

Canal and the Bosch ignition and plug The two former were offered to the works at Stuttgart and Port Lorient.

United States "freely and generisly" without compensation, while Trinidad and the other bases and sites

are

Attack on Calais?

LONDON,

3 Sept. (Reuter).~~ made Valubie to the United States Heavy explosions and distant gunfire

Calais of

and in return for 50 destroyers.

In the direction Destroyers Described Boulogne were heard by people in The 50 destroyers which have been Kentish coast towns this evening. exchanged are about 20 years old, built either during or Immediately

It is believed that the RAF was making surprise attacks on the guns fter the world war. It is reported and shipping in the vicinity of these

that they cost $100,000,000 to con- struct.

They are capable of a speed ex- ceeding 30 knots, have a displacement of 1,200 tons and carry crews of 125 men.

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-French Is. Rebel Against Vichy

Pacific Groups Join de Gaulle:

appealed to French colonials to

WELLINGTON, Sept. 3 (Reuter)-The French remain loyal to France and to cease Pacific islands groups of Tahiti, Moorea and Paumotus, their dissidence. Mr. Churchill conversed with the Dean for several minutes. It was Donker gives you fri, bealthy flesh of food by 5,564 votes to 18, declared for General de Gaulle

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