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No. 18511

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1941.

日二廿月六

VICHY, July 15 (Reuter)- Under the terms of the Syrian Armistice, as published here af noon to-day, French troops and French nationals will be re- patriated in French ships.

There are 22 points providing us follows:

(1) Hostilities ended on July 11 op.. G.M.T. and Allied forces will occupy the territories of Syria und Lebanon;

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NAZIS CLAIM TO BE Eyes South Again

FIGHTING WAY INTO

KIEV BIG BATTLES

Special to the "Telegraph”

According to German sources in Berlin, quoted by "United Press' Nazi troops are at present fighting their way into Kiev, probably cleaning up street by street without using heavy weapons more than necessary in order to provent the destruction of important industrial works.

The official German news agency reports that all Soviet counter-attacks in (2) French forces will be con- the Kiev region have been smashed with sheckingly heavy losses. Strong Soviet by the Commissions before noon to-tank units were completely broken on Monday as they tried to close the gaps behind Hundreds of Soviet tanks of 50 to 70 tons day at which hour the Allied forces the destroyed Stalin line fortifications.

rentrated in certain zones to be fixed

will start to occupy certain strategic points.

Until their

repatriation, French

in weight and equipped with heavy calibre guns, were hurriedly thrown into the There were heavy tank hail of fire from German

a

troops will remain in with reduced gaps in an effort to stem the German advance on Kiev. officers and strength and under

French command. Special arrange-battles on Sunday, but the Russians collapsed before ments are provided regarding the tanks and anti-tank units. Jebel Druse for security reasons;

Replacement of Troops

(3) The occupation of the prin

cipal localities will be enrried out so

as to permit the immediate replace-

mont if French troops by the forces of occupation;

(4) Minefields at sen and on land will be notified to the occupation authorities;

(5) The honours of war are to be rendered to the French forces which will withdraw with their transport, including gurs, machine-guns, tanks and munition;

(C) French officers, N.C.O.'s and coldiers are authorised to keep their Individual arms. Soldiers will not keep any ammunition. All other wor materials will be stocked under the control of the British authorities who

Further Light On Alleged Hitler- Goering Rift

NEW YORK, July 15 (Reuter)-New light upon the report-

will have the right to earmark theed Hitler-Goering rift over the invasion of the Soviet Union is material considered necessary to be thrown by a Buenos Aires mailed dispatch to the "New York destroyed by the

the French supervision of the British authorities; Daily News," which, according to that newspaper, was posted

(1) Prisoners belonging to the some four days before the Soviet radio broadcast report.

under the

Allied forces will be released imme- diately. French prisoners will be released when the whole Syrian and Lebanon territories have been occupied ord the Armistice terms tulflied;

Repatriation

(8) The choice whether to joln the Allied cause or be repatriated will be left to each individual;

TOBRUK GARRISON SORTIE

Goering is confined to his home and many generals have been moved because they share his opposition to the Nazi attack on the U.S.S.R., states the dispatch.

Agency Claims

According to the official news agency, after the break-through of the Stalin Line the German forces yesterday continued forward in the direction of Kiev. The remnants of the Soviet armies which were de- feated Jitomir and Berdichev

#t- tempted, with the support of hastily collected mixed units, to attack,

The German wedge which has been driven deeply Into the Soviet front simultaneously trapped the Soviet units of considerable strength further westward which attempted desperate- to break-throu the encircling and numerically for weaker Ger- mans.

The agency calma, however, that all Red troops which were encircled west of Berdichev were either an- nihilated or taken prisoner.

Simultaneously the Soviet resist~ ance on the German flanks was broken everywhere with tremendous losses to the Soviets in men and materials.

The

Nazis Talk Big

agency alleges that "the

Reports are growing that JapanTM Is turning her eyes south again, with the possible immediate objective of securing bases In southern Indo-Chinia, notably at · Camraho which would provide a threat to the N.E.L, and Singa- nore. For this venture Japan would probably operate from Hairan and would also withdraw troops from Kwangtung and Kwangsi,

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Italian Port Raided: Middle East Bombings

LONDON, July 15 (Reuter)The Italian port of Messina was raided last night by the R.A.F., according to a Rome com- munique.

R.A.F. raids on Benghazi, Derna, Bardia and the Gondar aren in Abyssinia are also

Bolshevik intention of establishing a admitted.

Chungking Honours

Building Up Great Army

SPECIAL TO. THE "TELEGRAPH"

WASHINGTON, July 16 (UP).—The Assistant Secretary, of War, Mr Robert Patterson to- day told the Senate defence in- vestigating committee that the

•nation's economic life and civilian supply atores fatf greater dislocation than has thus far been felt, but that the country has "gone a' good dis- tance" towards an army superior ·to any other in organisation and equipment.

He doubted it more thun Alicen per cent. of the nation's productive capacity was now devoted to de fence.

lic asserted that the Amy Com- mand had profited from modern wor lessons.

Mr Patterson estimated that cleven billion dollars was required by the during the past year. He revealed that the army will be

army

spending $200,000,000 per working day by the end of the fat quarter of the 1041 scal year.

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Ile also revealed that 1,000. Garand rifles are being produced daily; (2) that the army has suficient training and also battle gas masks; (3) that the aviation industry has orders for 74,000 military planes; (4) that 193,- 395 out of

of 209,541 motorised vehicles ordered during the past year have been delivered; (5) that the corps strength is now 167,700 men; have (6) that two billion dollars been spent for weapons, $600,000,000 for new plants and the ordnance pro- Krinunc

une will reach high gear by next February; (7) that deliveries of military planes during the second quarter of 1041 was seven times above the deliverles made during the sume period last year,

of

President's Views WASHINGTON, July 15 (Reuter). A formal warning that President Roosevelt favoured retention In The artny

National Guardsmen, reserve officers and draftces beyond the 12-months period originally prescribed was given Congress by the Assistant War Secretary, Mr. Louis Patterson, who said that the President also desired the refhoval of the 500,000 limit on the number LONDON, July 15 (Reuter), of drafices who can be in service at

Canberra

defensive line behind the riddled

The communique claims that the Stalin line in the Dnieper-Duena

British attacks at Sollum and Tobruk The report, it added, comes from

been conclusively frus- with sources in close touch

three area has

were repulsed. trate representatives of the Gennan heavy

"The advance of German troops

Over Libya industries who recently arrived at

against Leningrad continues without Buenos Aires. These men, one

a halt."

The Russians rushed up

CAIRO, July 15 (Reuter)-Libyn: CAIRO, July 16 (Reuter).-

whom is representing Goering's steel mixed forces composed of all arms R.AF. bomber aircraft yesterday re-A Middle East communique trust, are reported to be the emis- to close the gups, but the dissolution carried out an attack un an nero-The appointment of Mr Hau any one time.

(8) Certain offelals and special. service officers will remain at their

posts to ensure continuity in ad- ministration until they can be

placed;

In a letter to

the Speaker, Mr

(10) The British authorities agree/States: "Offensive patrols from sarles at Relchwehr generals who, of the Russian divisions continues, drome at Zuarn in Tripolitania, says Mo as Chinese Minister to Aus-15am Rayburn, Mr Patterson said to repatriation of French troops and the British forces in Tobruk it is stated, are aligning themselves in that several hundred additional Bombs were sech to hit the aero-tralia is regarded in Chinese TURN to Back Page, Column 5

notionals by French sen transports; have been active.

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of

(18) provide, that means of com- munications, harbour Installations,

of

11

venture.

the Vitebsk area, the Germana Middle East R.A.F. communique.

Vitebsk

on

and

Goering, adds the dispatch, made to take a giant iron and concrete/ghazi causing a number of ex- sending him to a ministerial post.

démonds

upon

the

heavy industry In the Samo

s Hitler did late in 1920"

prisoners were taken on Monday in-

drome buildings and a number of circles in London as a special (11) The monetary possession of

sald "In a recent hand-to-hand encoun-

They are reported to have

the compliment to Australia. the repatriated French will beter, the British captured prisoners that when Hiller told his generals cluding scattered remains of the enemy transport aircraft

Russian

140th and 146th divisions.

ground were damaged by machine-

Passing corly into the Chinese transferred under authorities to be and many casualties were inflicted on that he had decided to attack the established;

say that German troops last gun fire.

Diplomatic Service, Mr Hsu Mo is One Junkers-52 was set on fire. the enemy who were surprised in Soviet Union, he was shocked (12) French labour rights will be their positions.

onavening took the easternmost fort- learning that his General Staff un-

dications of the Stalin line in the During the night of July 13-14, regarded as one of the most shle men respected;

in the Service. As he is really of heavy bombers raided Bardia "So successful was one of these animously opposed such a (13) Managements

ambassadorial rank, it is evident that | osk area. pubile services will be handed over intact:ralds that it was Incorrectly described

German Infantry took four days Counter Proposal

plosions and Ares.

wished to show China Points (14), (15), (10), (17) and in an enemy communique as a seri

A Junkers-03 and Savola-70

that she is ous attempt to break out of Tobruk.

fortification with underground com- that counter-proposal "Abyssinia.-No change,

highest standing, eliminated "Syrla.-Action is now in progress should be made in Moscow for, departments. The storm troops there were shot down by our aircraft in sending to Australia a man of the

recent remaining the Western Desert during aircraft and air installations, stocks

This action is simlier to that of bunkers with explosive charges "and operations. Ukraine and money and other means of to give effect to the terms of the litery to Germany of the economic

the direction of the

Syria: Our fighters attacked and

United

States Government which von rolled up the entire position on, both circulation or in rezerve Conventiongeigned yesterday."

Caucasus, while General

severely damaged a Savola-70 which sent Mr Nelson T. Johnson, formerly in the banks shall not be destroyed

Reichenau is said to have

expressed Blanks."

Informed German quarters were approached the Syrian coast yester-Ambassador to China, to be Minister campaign IL the opinion that such would become a war of attrition in able to say whether this fortifica- day. The energy aircraft was seen tion was the easternmost of the entire out at sea emitting clouds of black Germany which In Hongkong

smoke and appeared unlikely to reach out its would eventually be exhausted.

Hitler flew into a rage, according TURN to Back: Pago, Column 3 its base.

All our aircraft returned CHUNGKING, July 15 (Central

Arthur News)-Sir

Blackburn, to the German representatives quoted

from these operations, the dispatch. General Chinese Counsellor to the British In (20) The British authorities shalt Embassy In Chunging, left to-day Brauchitsch and General von Keitel take no netion against the Syrians by plane for Hongkong where he came to his defence, while General and Lebanese who took part in will seek treatment for his leg which List, General Stuelpnagel and Gen-

capacity was injured during a recent Japanese, eral Falkenhorst opposed him.

air raid over Chungking when the

petrol, payment in

or otherwise disposed of.

(10) British military authorities Sir Arthur Blackburn

reserve the right to take into their service special Levant troops as and when they are discharged by the French authorities;

No Reprisals

milltary or administrative

in the recent hostiles;

(21) The execution of the present British Embassy was squarely hit agreement will be regulated and and destroyed.

TURN to Back Page, Column 4 Lady Blackburn accompanied him.

RAF Spanners Dropped In Hitler's Machinery

LONDON, July 15 (Reuter)-Industrial areas in Bremen and Hanover were heavily attacked by hombers of the R.A.F. Inat night, says the Air Ministry.

Shattering Explosions

and the Soviet Stalin line but pointed

Bloodless Purge

von

LATEST

As a result, the dispatch adds, SOVIET VERSION

Hitler is proceeding cautiously with

a bloodless purge. He has confined Goering to his home with the choice

the

of openly affirming his loyalty

Fuchter in a breadcast to German people or being sent to sanatorium.

to the

a

In addition, the dispatch says, the, Soviet Union have been shifted so generals opposing the invasion of the that they will take little part in the campaign.

Italian Embassy Staff Leave

OF FIGHTING

safely

U.S. Suspicious

Of Japan

to Australlo.

Australian Petrol Stocks

Apology-Coated Japanese Bombs

Chungking Embassy Sequel

LONDON, July 15 (Reuter). The bombing of the British Embassy-an apology from the another Perpetrators and bombing-were disclosed by Mr R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary, answering questions in the House of Commons to-day,

The Embassy was at Chungking. It was bombed three times during June and a number of people were Injured,

SYDNEY, July 15 (Reuter).—The

In response to representations, the Federal Government has decided to

Japanese Marine Minister on July 1 tuke control under the National expressed regret and declared that Security Act of the importation, the attack was unintentional. SPECIAL TO The "teleGRAPH" storage and distribution of petrol

Destruction Completed WASHINGTON, July 15 (UP)-thus supplanting the petrol cartel.

Mr Menzies, Premier, in a state- On July 8 another serious attacke Many quarters here belleve that Japan is trying to exceule a double ment said that the Government was occurred when the destruction of the

American Embassy was and

completed although programme for strengthening herself asking the British An Asia by striking in some new authorities for more tanker's and that without casualties.

The British Ambassador in Tokyo' field and also manoeuvring to keep they would not abate their efforts

accordingly presented vigorous the United States fleet "Immobilised" until stocks were assured,

The recent decrease in motorista' note of protest supported by further Particular attention is drawn to but Government was

Irations is helping to build up stacks, oral representations.

not satisfied The Japanese Vice-Minister ex- merchant marine in the vicinity of the people. the withdrawals of the Japanese merely to impose more sacrifices on pressed great regret and promised to

make investigations. Kobe.

LONDON, July 15 (Reuter). Soviet communique says that fighting continued in the Vitebsic and Novo- grad-Volynak directions..

In Pakow our troops surrounded

enemy motorised troops, destroying them section by section. The main enemy forces are being hurled back. to the west.

in the Pacific.

'On Monday, Mr Sumner Welles; Under Secretary of State, conferred with the Australian Minister, Mr Richard Casey, and the Australian Military and Naval Attache, Com- mander D. H. Harris which, It 15 authoritatively stated, indicated that important attention is being given to Far East. Military matters.

In Vitebak, there was fierce fighting all day long, heavy enemy mechanis ed units trying to penetrate to the east. Fighting continues with heavy Many tons of heavy high ex-

on both sides. losses plosive and thousands of incen- LONDON, July 15 (Reuter),

In Novograd-Volynsk, our troops

at diary bombs were dropped on Pilots who dropped Britain's heaviest CHUNGKING, July 15 (Central are counteracting the enemy's both cities. Extensive

and most powerful bomba during News)-Pler Pasquale Spinelli, Firsttempts to penetrate to the east and Arcs the Monday night attack on north- Secretary of the Italian Embassy, and join his tanks which are in a difficult were started and considerable west Germany report that they ex- Signora Spinelli, left Chungking for situation.

IRAQI REGENT Oil-fields at Ploest, Sulina and damage was done in the docks ploded with "immense flashes," states Kwellin this morning by plan Thay Tulcea were bombed by Soviet air- at Bremen and among industrial the Air Ministry news service.

BROADCAST route to French Indo-China. At Hanover, the destruction and were seen off by Me Ling Chi-han, buildings' at Hanover,

of the Ministry blust caused by these shattering wea. representative o

rest area. Both at Hanover and at

nortil-

Several other targets in Western Germany were also bombed

A small force of aircraft attacked

pons

craft

Fifty-two of

German planes were

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Canadian

4

American

Economic Union Plan

NEW YORK, Julý 15 (Reuter)—A group of Canadian and American officials and economists are to begin pooling Ideas... to-day regarding the joint, economic programme for the United States and Canada suggested In the "Hyde Park Declaration" BAGHDAD, July 18 (Router),—-Aj of Mr. W. L. Mackenzie King, the Canadian Prime Minister, and destroyed on July 14, Soviet losses | call to the youth of Iraq and thoị

whole Arab world to unite was mado President Roosevelt.

been created: primarily to study, The Canadian section of the firstly, the by Emir Abdul Illah, Iraq regent

ways in which defence; broadcasting to-day,

Joint Economic Committeo ar-efforts can be made more effective) through co-operation and Interchange. of

must have been spread over a Foralikhile, besides requesting the were 24, raging fires. the docks at

There'

:

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Bremen there were military authorities of Kwangsi to

accord every facility to the

Ger

the docks at Rotterdam.' --

· vicious · barrago]mán and Italian pvacures passing Five British. nircraft are missing. through which Britah: Bombers: had through the province, the Ministry.is | It is now known that during to pass but with shrapnel bursting sending a special delegate My Chen operations on Sunday night, July around them and even when hit by Yun-pas, expert of the Ministry, 10] 13-14, an enemy: fighter was shot flying fragments, they kept a straight, Kwailin to-morrow to supervise the down by one of the British bombers. course over the targets,

evacuation.

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materials, and secondly, a long- range programme that might tend

The Iraqi Government, he said, were vigilantly watching over theived here yesterday to open a Independence and interests of the two-day initial scasion with the country and the efforts of foreign American branchen Ka Fowers to attain their wicked alms The Joint Committee spokesman of dian and American post-war malad-

had been.completely frustrated. the Canadians explained that it had justments.

10 forestall or at least lighten, Cena-