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March 28, 1941.

Figures Of 84 Days Pes, Ships, Tanks.

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To Britain

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had earlier appeuled to Prince Paul ignorant of the issues being decided British warships in American navy against the signature of the Axis (above,

yards for which $200,000,000 has Pack..

In a few days, the southern towns been provided. There are numerous. of England and the capitál of the recent reports that British war craft Empire itself were to suffer the fate are nearing the Atlantic

The Cabinet Includes represento- tives of all the leading Serb, Croat and Slovene Parties.

Full Aid of U.S.

WASHINGTON, Mar. 27 (Reuter), The United States has promised Yugo-Slávin full ald if she is forced to resist aggression.

const In of Warsaw and Rotterdam, and the order to take advantage of such pro- war was to have been ended.

How visions. It is understood that Britain the plan of daylight conquest wes has been promised 400 merchant ships frustrated and the enemy took to the under Uio $421,000,000 appropriation cover of the night before throwing in for building vessels of all types. the sponge is told statistically.

At the outset, the Germans sunke Mr Sumner Welles, Under-Secre- five ships and damaged live more tary of State, announced at a press sailing in coastal convoys. In Lon- conference to-day that the United don, they did considerable damage to States Minister in Belgrade has been the docks, various famous buildings instructed to inform the Yugo-Slay and destroyed some thousands of Government that the change in power houses.

Civilian Victims

General Strike In Syria

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JERUSALEM, Mar. 27 (Reuter). A general strike has broken out In Yugo-Slavia is widely welcomed

afresh in many centres in Syrla, says in the United States as a matter of

a Jerusalem dispatch to the Inde- self-congratulation to every liberty- During the daylight phase, they pendent French agency.

Offices have been closed and traffic loving man and woman and that in killed 1.700 persons, nearly all clvi- accordance with the Lease and Lend Uans, and seriously wounded 3,300. has been suspended in Domascus, Act, President Roosevelt is able, In At night, 12,001 'were killed ark Homs, diama. Aleppo and other towns, the interest of natia al defence of the 18,005 were injured, but at the end it is stated, while military UnRed States, to render effective of 84 days (compared with 37 days have been sent to Damascus and material assistance

to nations seeking the

the Germans took to over-run the

the Aleppo. to preserve their independence and Netherlands, Belgium and France). Leaders of the "national bloc," who integelty ogulust aggression.

Mr Welles als Indented that they had not only falled to destroy instigated the movement, claim a wide for Syrla and Yugo-Siny ausela ir, the United States, the R.A.F. Bihter squadrons (which degree of autonomy

were actually stronger at the end of the enling of the national assembly, which were frozen this week, might the battle than at the beginning). be released.

but their failure meant the defeat of and paid very heavily for the attempt. Benefits Previously Urged the formidable Luftwaffe and of the In these 84 days, 2,375 German air- carefully-designed strategical plon on craft were destroyed in daylight. NEW YORK, Mar, 27 (Reuter)~which Hitler lind set his mind-inva-This gure takes no account of these News of the revolution in Yugosion of Britain.

destroyed at night or those seen by thousands staggering back, to their bases.

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Slavin is not entirely unexpected in official circles in Washington in view)

of the recent reports of anti-Axis i sentiment.

Luftwaffe Pays

This, however, was not achieved | The Luftwaffe, which as Dr Goeb-without cost and it is now announced While it is denied that the United bels said on the eve of battle, hrdint the R.A.F. lost 376 pilots killed States administration has done any-prepared the final conquest of the and 358 wounded during the same thing in the nature of advising Inst enemy, England," did its utmost period. Belgrade. the United States has un- doubtedly placed clearly before the Belgrade Government in recent days the benefits of British and American aid which would accrue to Yugo- Slavia if she resisted the Axls.

Axis Is Silent

LONDON, Mar. 27 (Reuter)—The Axis ta significantly allent on to-day's developments in Yugo-Slavia.

Competent circles in Berlin stated that up to mid-day to-day they had received "no authentic information in regard to events in Belgrade," states the official German news agency. Therefore, onlelal and semi-official circles in Berlin refrain from taking up my altitude in the matter,

Italian official

Official quarters likewise decline to express any view concern ing the Belgrade events, according to wireless reports from Rome.

No telephone message has been re- ceived from the Italian Legation In Belgrade, it is added.

Greeks Happy

ATHENS, Mar. 27 (Reuter).--The Yugo-Slav coup d'etat was received with great enthusiasm here. Crowds gather outside the Yugo-Slav_Lego- tion shouting "Long live King Peter" Men rend special newspaper editions, with trembling hands and strangers in the streets shook hands excitedly. The King of Greece entered mill- tary headquarters smiling happily and broad smiles broke out on the faces of his

of This Ministers. Demonstrations of support for Yugo-Slavia

general were Salonika. Logal Serbian residents showed unrestrained joy and there

in

were also scenes of fervent en-¡ thusiasm on the Albanian front. 'At paints where Greeks and. Yugo-Slavs are in contact, soldiers of the two countries embraced cach other and

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Most Cheering News WASHINGTON, Mar. 27 (Router), -The Belgrade coup d'etat is the sole topic here, where it is described Ds the most cheering newn since the British and Greeks' defeats of the Italians.

It is thought here that this Arst najor diplomatic defeat for Hitler! will be of enormous importance* clse- where than in the Balkans.

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WASHINGTON, Mar. 27 (Reuter), is thought here that littler de- manded signature by Yugo-Slavia of the Axis Pact when he did in order to Impress Mir Matsuoka and to in- dure,

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