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The day in dispatches
Filed through the day, as it happened
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A conference to confirm Poland's partition will bring Europe no security
STOCKHOLM Adolf Hitler told the Reichstag today that he wants a conference of the European nations to settle security and the limitation of arms. Neutral countries have every reason to want the war ended, and they should read the offer closely for that reason.
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French semi-official sources say Hitler's speech offers nothing new
PARIS Semi-official French sources in Paris said today that Adolf Hitler had advanced nothing new in his speech to the Reichstag, and described it as "forced" and "demagogic," Associated Press reports.
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London evening papers reject Hitler's offer as government reply waits
LONDON The London evening newspapers rejected Adolf Hitler's proposal for a European peace settlement today, with the Evening Standard printing a single word, "No," over its main editorial, Associated Press reports.
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Last Polish force surrenders at Kock, German High Command says
BERLIN The last remnants of the Polish army, about 8,000 men, laid down their arms at Kock, east of Deblin, at 10:00 this morning, the German High Command said today.
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Hitler tells the Reichstag the old Polish state will not return
STOCKHOLM Adolf Hitler told the Reichstag in Berlin today that the Polish state created by the Treaty of Versailles will not be restored, and that Germany and the Soviet Union have settled their interests in the east between them.
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Hitler proposes a European peace settlement and warns that refusal means war
BERLIN Adolf Hitler, the German leader, proposed a European peace settlement "on a comprehensive basis" in a speech to the Reichstag in Berlin today, and warned that if Britain and France reject it the war will go on, Associated Press reports.
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Japan recalls General Oshima, its ambassador in Berlin
TOKYO The Japanese government today recalled Major-General Hiroshi Oshima, its ambassador to Germany, Associated Press reports from Tokyo.
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Soviet press publishes pact giving Moscow naval bases in Latvia
STOCKHOLM The Soviet Union will have naval bases at Libau and Windau, Latvian ports on the Baltic, under a mutual assistance pact signed in Moscow yesterday, according to the text published in the Soviet press this morning.
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Hitler flew to Warsaw yesterday to review German troops, Berlin radio says
BERLIN Adolf Hitler, the German leader, flew to Warsaw yesterday and reviewed the German troops who took part in the capture of the Polish capital, the official German radio announced.
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Where things stood at the start of the day
- Peace
- Hitler will address the Reichstag in Berlin at noon on Friday, 11:00 GMT, Reuters reports. All German radio stations will carry the speech.
- At sea
- The Ministry of Information says Germany has lost about half its ocean-going U-boats since the war began. It gave no figures.
- Baltic
- Unofficial reports from Kaunas say the Soviet Union has asked Lithuania for a mutual assistance pact and two air bases.
- Eire
- The 28 crew of the Greek steamer Diamantis were landed in County Kerry after 36 hours aboard a German submarine.
- Washington
- Senator Tobey pressed his motion to split the neutrality bill in two. A vote is expected after Senator Logan's funeral.
- Home front
- The Home Secretary told MPs a disused Southwark tube tunnel may become an air-raid shelter. Labour's George Isaacs said it could hold 40,000.
- Far East
- An official statement from Hong Kong says Japanese forces near Changsha are retreating after heavy losses.