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Matsuoka Directly Contacts Churchill

New Far East Hopes

LONDON, Mar. 4 (Reuter).Following a 30-minute con- versation between Mr Shigemitsu, the Japanese Ambassador, and Mr Churchill to-night, it is 'understood in well-informed

quarters that the talk has greatly clarified the air and has re- vealed that general problems in the Far East are responsive to understanding treatment, learns "Reuter's" diplomatic corres- pondent.

Mr Shigemitsu handed Mr Churchill a communication from Mr Matsuoka, the Japanese Foreign Minister,

It will be

recalled that

Mr

Matsuoka sent a direct message to

LIBYAN CAMPAIGN

Mr Churchill, to which the latter Free French Had

replied on Monday, February 24.-

Mr Matsuoka has now sent his response to Mr Churchill's observa- tions.

The conversations to-day were, therefore, continuation of the falls which have been proceeding for some

time.

Arduous Task

CAIRO, Mar. 4 (Reuter) with the surrender of Kufra, an oasis in southern Libya, yet an other holy place has been freed Oceania Specch ̧.

from the Italian invader. TOKYO, Mar. 4 (Reuter).-The To complete operations resulting in speech by the Japanese Foreign the capture of the oasis, a party of Minister, Mr Matsuoka, last week, Free French forces marched 500 miles wherein he was reported ating from their desert base. Contact was that the white races must Teede originally made with the Italian Oceania to the Asiatics" has provok-garrison early in February and on one ed a long statement from the "Domel" occasion an enemy attack was heavily

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LIBYAN WAR

HONOURS

Naval, Land & Air Chiefs Decorated

Discuss Mutual Aid

Special to the "Telegraph”

WASHINGTON, Mar. 4 (UP).-The State Department an- nounced to-day that Mexico had instructed her Military, Naval and Air Attaches at Washington to discuss, "with experts designated by the United States Government", plans relating to the assistance which the two countries would render each other in the event of aggression against either of them.

"In the conversations which are, now making progress at Washington for the purpose indicated,-the repre- sentatives will study the manner of carrying out the collaboration, obser ving always with the greatest regard the

of the national principle sovereignty of the two States."

The announcement said that the

White House Interview

WASHINGTON, Mar. 4 (Reúter). conversations were undertaken under-President Roosevelt at a Press con- the hemispheric defence accord reach

ed last July "on the occasion of the ference to-day said that the crisis cond consultative meeting of the now faced by the Government wis Foreign Ministers of the American in some ways far more serious for Republics."

the future of the country than that eight

years ago.

It stated that Mexico and the United States "agreed to exchange their views in order to co-ordinate suitably the progress of their common defence,"

Report Denied

LONDON, Mar. 4 (Reuter)-A report circulated abroad to the effect that the Zugo-Slay Foreign Minister has gone to Germery is denied in the Wilhelmstrasse, according to a state- ment issued by the German official

LONDON, Mar. 4 (Reuter). General Sir Archibald Wavell and Admiral Sir Andrew Cun-news agency.

have been made Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and Major- Richard Nugent General O'Connor becomes Knight Com- mander of the Order of the Bath, states to-night's "London Gazette."

epumilitary spokesman told Reu The agency says that the speech was misunderstood abroad and that ter": "The only two cases, Kufra and there was nothing aggressive in Mr Gerobub, which might conceivably Matsuoka's speech. It also says that threaten the Allies, have been put out Mr Matsuoka's actual words were "It of action. The immediate problem is my consistent intention that the how to dispose of the 1,000 prisoners white races should give the Japanese captured, and they will possibly be ningham

and left in Kufra." and other Asiatle races the chance to The Free French authorities have emigrate to and develop Oceania,.at

no Information about the Anal least."

assault on Kufra, but admit that it New Assurances

was taken against vastly superior numbers. LONDON, Mar. 4 (UP)-Official

Total Prisonera Japanese circles announced to-day LONDON, Mar. 4 (Reuter).-The the Ambassador Shigemitsu has British took more than 133,205 pri- handed Mr Winston Churchill, the soners during 62 days of the Libyan Prime Minister, a new Matsuolth note campaign, according to an official which 10 believed to contain fresh announcement.

assurances that Japon does not intend This may be compared with 130,- to attack the British Empire any-478 Germans who the British Army wheres. Afterwards, Mr Churchill and captured in 63 days in the last months

25 of the Great Wor. Mr Shigemitsu discussed for

The

from the captured relations minutes the Anglo-Japdevelopments.

Italians in Cirenalca total well over and the Far

od 22182, the Ambos-1,200.

sodor

the Prime Minister of the Indo Ch

China-Thailand proposals. Mr Shigemitsu told journalist that the talk contributed!! further to the alleviation.of Angle- Japanese tension he was of the opinion that the Pacifle crisis seemed dissipated. It is understood that the Ambassador expressed satisfaction to Mr Churchill of Mr Menzies' speech last Monday, and he also contended that the triple alliance was designed to prevent the spread of the war to the Far East.

Gen. Smuts Visits

War Front

Arrival In Kenya

r

guns

R. A. F. Pound

Away

Invasion Bases Again Heavily Attached

Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Longmore becomes a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath. recognition of the recent successful combined operations In the Middle

All the honours awarded are "in

Enst

Admiral Cunningham was engaged in much of the work of preparation for the Middle East operations,

Aic Commodore Raymond Collin- shaw becomes Commander of the Bath; Lieut-Gen. Wilson becónies

Knight of the Grand Cross

(Military Division), of the Order of the British Empire. Knight Com- manders of

of the same Division are Major General Beresford-Peirse, Colonel (temporary Major General) O'Moore Crengh and Major General I. G. Mackay, of the Australian In-

General Wavell Is General Officer A small force of British Coastal Commanding the Middle East and Command aircraft successfully Admiral

Is C-in-C. ral Cunningham attacked docks and railway sid-Mediterranean Fleet: Major - ings at Calais last night, says General O'Connor was officer In the Air Ministry.

charge of operations in the recent fighting, Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Longmore is Air Officer Com- manding the Middle East.

LONDON, Mar. 4 (Router).-pertal Force..

To-day an aircraft of the Coastul Command, while on patrol, attacked an aerodrome near Brest and shot down an enemy fighter.

Confirmation has also bezn го

NAIROBI, Mur. 4 (Reuter)--Gen-erived to-day of the destruction of More Sailors Sought|

eral Smuts, who arrived here to-day, four enemy aircraft In recent opera- was met by Lieut-Gen. Alan Cun- tions.

bingham, General Officer Command- An enemy bomber crashed off the ing the Italian Somaliland front, and Devon const yesterday. Two by the Governor of Kenya.

were

the

shot down during the night, one by General Smuts was accompanied anti-aircraft fire at Cardiff and

fighters over an by General Sir P. van Ryneveld, the other by British Union's Chief of Staff, with whom he aerodrome in Northern France. attended a conference al Govern- A fourth enemy machine-a fighter ment House immediately after his was shot down by a bomber over arrival.

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WASHINGTON, Mar. 4 (Reuter). Legislation which would increase the United States Navy's enlisted personnel immediately to 232,000 and authorise the President to ac quire 200,000 tons of nuxiliary vessels for national defence, was introduced by bat

Mr Carl Vinson, Chairman of the House of Representatives' Naval Affairs Commilled.

The Bill would also authorise, the President to raise the number of men enlisted to 300,000 at his discrellon.

Italians In India

BOMBAY, Mar. 4 (Reuter),—A} further 6,700 Italian prisoners of war have been landed here in the last two days.

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The total now In India 32,000.

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15,000 Japanese Troops.

Concentrated at Tonkin

Special to the “Telegraph”

CHUNGKING, Mar. 4 (UP),Authoritative Chinese circles fold the "United Press" to-day that 15,000 crack Japanese troops with modern mountain climbing and a large amount of military supplies, including mountain guns, shells, aviation gasoline and bombs are concentrated at Tonkin, with exact target of attack as yet not clear..

Plebiscite Result

Observers pointed out that the possible movements of the LONDON, Mar. 4 (Reuter)--It is mountain climbing units must firstly be northward toward announced that the final result of the Burma over the ancient paths connecting the French Tonldn Rumanian plebiscite on General An- district with the southern Shan States; secondly, to advance tonescu's polley (says a German wire-westward along the Red River and the Black River valleys to- leas message) was as follows:

Yes.-2,018,000; No.-2,558,

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