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Alleged German ALLIED TROOPS NEAR British Raid

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Suggestions" GATES OF DAMASCUS: To Russia For PROGRESS ALONG COAST Bases & Supplies

By FREDERICK KÜH

Special to the "Telegraph"

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LONDON, June 19 (UP).—Responsible non-British diplo- mats have received information which cannot be confirmed else. where stating that Germany presented "suggestions" or demands on Moscow including firstly, the increase of Soviet oil and wheat deliveries; secondly, permission to establish German bases, especially submarine shipbuilding yards at Soviet ports including Libau, Riga and Tallinin because its own Baltic ship yards are now too exposed to British raids; and, thirdly, asking for army and air bases in Bessarabia "as a guarantee that the first two conditions will be fulfilled."

PETSAMO HARBOUR BLOCKADE

By British Warships

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

STOCKHOLM, June 19 (UP). -It is reported from Helsinki that British warships in the Arctic Ocean are now blockading the harbour at Petsamo.

A Swedish broadcast stated. "Travellers to Finland from Russia report that the calling up of reservist classes in Russia has been greatly intensified during the past few days, and that the Helsinki-Leningrad railroad is almost blocked by troop trans- ports."

Swedish papers report from Moscow that "10,000 Russian children are being evacuated to "the country from the cities."----

-Finnish Precautions

Even those sponsoring this report expressed their view that between Germany Russia will be avoided. They

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CAIRO, June 19 (Router),—Allied troops are reported here to-day to be nearing the gates of Damascus.

Events are also developing favourably to the Allies on the coast where steady progress is being made towards Beirut.

While there is always a possibility that Vichy troops may make a stand halfway between Sidon and Beirut, it is hoped here that the Beirut-Damascus line will soon be in British hands. This will leave Tripoli, Homs and Aleppo as the chief towns still held by Vichy.

and BREMEN

expected a new Soviet-German AND BREST

agreement in which Stalin will make substantial concessions.

Meanwhile, reliable news reaching London from Norway states that the Germans are using all available ships for transporting troops along Nor- way's western coast to the vicinity of Kirkeneas. This is said to be part of the increasing concentrations of German forces in northtm Norway parallel with the reinforcement of the Germans in Finland. One purpose 19 believed to be thrust towards Murmansk and Archangel. *

CHURCHILL TO SPEAK

BOMBED

Destructive Raids By The R.A.F.

LONDON, June 19 (Reuter), forces of British -Strong hombers last night, attacked ports in northwest Germany and the naval base at Brest, where the battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and a Hipper class cruiser are berthed.

Despite variable and often cloudy weather, the British nir-

Combined forces of Australian Air Force and R.A.F. bombers attacked the positions which aro holding up the British

troops near Damascus.

At Beirut, shipping in the harbour was bombed, il destroyer being narrowly missed.

Two Vichy alreraft were shot down at Souedia, about 60 miles south by east of Damascus,

Coastal Sector CAIRO, June 10 (Reuter)-In Syria progress. has again been made constal by the Allied forces in the sector while further important captured just positions have been

states to-day's south of Damascus, British G.H.Q. communique, have successfully recaptured Kuneitra white strong Vichy forces in Mer Ayoum have now been surrounded;"

"In the central sector, Allied troops

it announces.

Kuncitra Retaken CAIRO, June 10 (UP)--General | the Allles have, re-occupied Kuneltra. Communications

On Operations. In craft reached their objectives, Headquarters announced to-day that

Western Desert

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

says the Air Ministry.

Heavy bombs were seen to burst across the docks at Brest and at Bremen large fires were

Strange Weather

LONDON, June 19 (Reuter)en' Normal communications have been entirely restored between Iraq and -Palestine-vi-Trans-Jordan, says a

to dispatch from Jerusalem

the Independent French News Agency. Caravans of malor lorries are now running from Basra via Baghdad to Considerable quantities Palestine. of goods which had been held up at to see anti-aircraft shells burst- the port of Basta during Raschic queer ing above it as if coming from Ali's revolt are now being transport-

all this obscurity, ed.

LONDON, June 19 (UP)-In the House of Commons to-day, started. Mr Winston Churchill indicated BERLIN. June 19 (UP)-The that he may make a statement

One pilot said: "The weather was official news agency reports that Helsinki has officially announced that within a short time on the "very strange. The North Sea was hidder Finland, in order to maintain her important operations which have by a haze and we could only just security like other neutral states, has been pursued with so much detect the German coast. It was introduced measures to strengthen her defences and has called up her vigour in the Middle East." reservists,

Authorised quarters flatly denied reports from abroad that a German Invasion of Soviet Russian had begun.

Huge

Credit

For Cost Of War

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

LONDON, June 19 (UP).—A

Aerial Patrols

CAIRO; Junc

nowhere. Dastanal gaps, through

there were

which we could check our approach

19 (Reuter), to the river and docks at Bremen.

One of our bombers was attacked

Normal patrols were carried out by

the AF. and South African air-four times by an ecemy fighter which, craft in the Westem Desert yester- fell away, obviously in trouble. The British bomber returned home with- British bombers also raided land-out further interference.

day.

ing grounds at Dernn and Gazala,

one unidentified

aircraft being

Printers' Strike

:

(Inter-

U. S. Needs

All Her Petroleum

On Norway

Hongkong recently saw- the official film of the' British raid on Lofoten, and here is the first release of the official photographs of the same action. Here is ecen a general view of the oil burning on the surface of the harbour after oll tank had been fired at Stansund..

British

The Hess Sensation:

Government Remains Silent

LONDON, June 19 (Reuter)."The complete and apparently directed silence. In the press and elsewhere about Hess"-was-remarked on in the House of Commons to-day by the Labour member, Mr Samuel Silverman. Mr Silverman contended that if Lord Beaverbrook had taken a Spitfire and landed by parachute at Berchtesgaden, the Germans would have made much better use of the incident, than we have made of the Hess sensation.

Axis Takes Action U.S. Consulates

Be Closed

He asked whether the incident! was being used to cause doubt

and mystification in the minda KENYA MURDER

of the German population or of

our own.

Mr Silvermun asked the direct question: "Did less bring a peace!

Toplan or not?"

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ·

destroyed on the ground, at Gazala. Battle of Sollum

CHUNGKING, June 19

BERLIN, June 19 (UP) The LONDON, June 10 (Reuter). The national).With the object of end-

Ickes Calls Meeting ollicia! news agency announces three-day battle at Sollum has made Ing the two-month-old lock-out, the

that the Germans are closing all enormous demands on the Oghting Commercial Press has resumed nego-

WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuter).

United States's American Consulates and also all forces, says

German tiations with the strikers with regard call to the the oficial

to compensation to saine 600 workers. 512,000,000,000 oil industry to unite American Express offices in Ger- news agency.

"The temperature at noon

It is not likely that the workers with the Government in order that many and occupied territories Aged 139 degrees. The crews of will be reinstated, as the company "our efforts to defend temperature."

tion until after the wor.

aver-

White Paper foreshadows all-tanks had to enduro an even hilerin Shanghai will not resume produe may not be hampered by any break before July 15.*

other blinket credit to Govern- ment by Parliament for £1,000,-) 000,000.

This "supplementary credit" - is „to' be passed by Parliament in the near future na the authorised, war expen- diture for the year ending March 31, 1942. The original supplementary credit for the year 1940-41 was also

£1,000,000,000.

It is recalled that the budget fore- shadowed votes of credits for the prescht war of £3,500,000,000 which this is the first instalment,

LATEST

1,500 Tunnel

of

Oil Concessions From N.E.I. For Japan

-Special to the “Telegraph"

LONDON, June 19 (UP),It is rellably reported that the Netherlands East Indies has granted Japan an oil concession of nearly 700,000 acres in Borneo and has recognised the Mang- halihat Peninsula as a sphere of interest in the Japanese- controlled East Borneo Company, granting the company an oil prospecting concession in the Sangkoclirang region, enjo

It is stated that the agreement involves considerable ex.

Wardens Needed tension to the existing Japanese concession in the same aren.

- A total of 4,000 Air Raids Wardens Japan is also reported to have ore in 1941, although the Japanese are now avaliable for public service sought similar concessions in requested nearly three times that while another 1,000 have been train- the Benggai block wells in amount.

With Other Exports

ed as house wardens, who will do northeastern New Guinon, but duty on their can premises the Dutch are reported to be

A

The Netherlands East Indies le also total of about 18,000 people have to dato

Japan during 1041, 15,000 metric been enrolled for Air Raid work withholding such rights for don-reported to have offered to export to sideration when the East tons of rubber, 150,000 tons of nickel

or w

of

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democracy

essential

Italy. Follows Suit the flow of down in

ROME, June 19 (UP)It is petroleum products," was made by Mr Harold lekes, Secretary of the officially announced that Italy Interior, addressing an emergency

executives has asked that all United States petroleum meeting of representing two-thirds of the world's Consulates in Italy be closed by

July 15,

output.

German Note: BERLIN, June

Mr Ickes afterwards told the press that a ration card system for use in eastern United States was "one the things under consideration," it offelal news agency states that the

of

19

(UP)--Tie

States Government was entitled to

was

entitled to know.

know but this country

TRIAL

Prison Kindness

NAIROBI, June 19 (Reuter). He also asked what Mr Churchill

Delves Broughton's had told the United States Govern-Sir ment and what it was that the United evidence lasted for 22 hours in not the trial in which he is charged with the murder of Lord. Erroll, Accused paid tribute to the kind- Worrying Position

ncss and consideration of prison officials and fellow prisoners, saying: Another Labour member, Mr "I have received more genuine kind- Richard Stokes, said that the whole liness and thought, both from prison. In statements and perhaps untruths. ever received outside, the jail" position was fraught with suppression officials and prisoners, than I have Mr Stokes alluded to the statement Replying to his Counsel, Broughton of Sir Archibald Sineinir on May 22 denied that he was

aver Irritable that the Duke of Hamilton did not even under prison conditions. recognise Hess and had never met

him.

Mr Stokes emphasised that he was making no imputation against the Duke of Hamilton and asked why the Duke should not know Hess. But | be charged ect statements.

the Government with making

Conservative member,

The

Thai-Indo-China Peace Ratified

han

BANGKOK, June 19 (Reuter).

unanimously Assembly Mr ratified the Thai-Indo-China Pence

The Premier,

rigid restrictions on petroleum were | Germani Govermnent in its noto to uvuvian Adams, blamed the Govern- Conventionato thanking the House made necessary by the expected all the American Charge d'Affaires, Mr ment for allowing the Germans to be shortage.

Mr Ickes declared that he did not/Alexander Kirk, declared that, the grst with the allegation that Hess was expressed · appreciation for Japanese.

I think that a single drop of oil should

be shipped to anywhere from Atlantic seaboard.

the

Britain's Position Asked whether he included Britain, Mr Ickes replied that he meant that all cargoes would be examined by the Government before shipment, but he emphasised that Britain's producing areas and not from the. supply was coming direct from the eastern seaboard area.

Malta Raiders Intercepted

attitudo. of American Consuler mad. That theory," he said, is still mediation in the frontier conflict and and the American Express widely entertained among the be-stressed that Thalland would follow

had long given rise to wildered British publie whereas Hess the time-honoured polley of friend serious objections.

TURN to Back Page, Column 3 ship with all Powers. The order applies to the German Relch as well as Norway, Holland, TURN to Back Page, Column 5

Collier Sunk Off Spain

Woman Alleged To Be Cause of Hess Flight

Special to the "Telegraph"

LONDON, June 19 (UP)The Labour, M.P, Mr. S. `S, Silverman suggested in the House of Commons to-day that the flight of Rudolf Hess was connected with a certain woman,"a long time resident of Germany, who returned to England after the start of the war under Government arrangementer

Meanwhile, Parliamentary de- entanglements involving a woman

LISBON, June 10 (Reuter)-Tho British ship, Empire Warrior, from Newcastle with conls for Portugal, wda sunk by aeroplanes some dir- in all essential services,

tance from Villa Real de San An- asking for another 1,500 Borneo company's prospecting ore, and 3,000 tons of tin and tin

lonlo, close to the Spanish border.

The crew of 25, of whom two Volunteers for service as Tunnel has advanced to a point justify beatdos vegetable oil, caster stod und Wardens and these can be either mening further extension of the to cut the

cinchona bark. The Dutch proposed

were wounded, were saved by a women, preferably over 25 years

present NEI, export of

and fishing by

10:

destroyer 20

CCAIO, June

(Router) Fortuguese per cent, age, atotod

Mng Comdr. A. H. concession. S palmell to Japan Steole-Perkins, morning. They te is understood that the Borneo It is learned that during the un-Enemy aircraft approached: Malta bost

Members of the crew who arrived must be strong and able to take conecasion is granted regardless of successful Need Japan to materially owing to Interception by British here state that their convoy, was at

NEL negotiations, yesterday on two occasions, but charge and shove all must be cap the b breakdowns of Ulle E. Japan the Dutch

of the Premier of Britain.”ala underBill

He assorted that the Government existing conditions during negotiations; the Dutch resisted sugar, coffee and ebony, and to Instead, one Italian fighter was shot subregrine. The call for help was ment regarding Hoss have Berlin and put himself at the mercy Kure Dutch nationals and companTM down and two there were badly responded to by a Erith, ospiane. Increased.

The latter attacked the's mibmarine sondale

Mr Silverman stated that he had silence had left unchallenged the rent-la desirable, but not; essentials reaching economi.cry

BAWA ANTONIOZAKÓvidence that certain domestic German claims JURIƏ, Voluntzer) will undergo Bayshort instancey the Dutch offered to roll facilities chjoyed by depan in the From all Middle East operations, which made of and w

four British alrerafi dro missingdal, TURN to Back Paré; Columns,sidapar only13,000 tons of manganese Dutch Eant indles

shie of being calth and level hended negotiation of last June? In the Incrossa;; her ¦¦ purchases of Java 5ghters, raids did not materialise. || tacked off Cape St Vincent by o/mands for a Government state had induced Hees to drive his wife,

/wicfaldi”. Kridwledgä'of, first kid tričkati atrofifippanded of Berlin: Japan "they sama3⁄4 trading 'damidated.

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