The day in dispatches
Paasikivi will represent Finland in the Moscow talks, Associated Press reports
STOCKHOLM Juho Kusti Paasikivi, Finland's minister in Stockholm, will represent Finland in talks with the Soviet Government in Moscow, the Associated Press reports from Stockholm.
Ministry of Information says Germans advise on leaflets dropped over Germany
LONDON Germans are among the experts advising the British Government on the leaflets the Royal Air Force drops over Germany, Sir Edward Grigg, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Information, told the House of Commons today.
Izvestia says Hitler's peace proposals can be a basis for talks
MOSCOW Adolf Hitler's peace proposals can serve as a real and practical basis for negotiations, Izvestia, the Soviet Government's newspaper, says in a leading editorial published in Moscow this morning.
Moscow will supply raw materials to Germany at once, Soviet press says
MOSCOW The Soviet Union will immediately begin supplying Germany with raw materials, and Germany will make deliveries to the Soviet Union, according to an announcement in the Soviet press today.
Evacuated children are returning to London, the Board of Education says
LONDON The number of evacuated children returning to London is increasing, Kenneth Lindsay, Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education, told the House of Commons today.
Chamberlain says Britain and France are in complete accord on war aims
LONDON Britain and France are in complete accord on the purposes for which they entered the war, Neville Chamberlain, the Prime Minister, told the House of Commons this afternoon.
Where things stood at the start of the day
- Peace
- Berlin is waiting for Britain and France to answer Hitler's proposals. German papers admit the first Western reaction has been discouraging.
- Baltic
- Finland has decided to send a representative to Moscow for talks with the Soviet Government.
- Low Countries
- Belgium's Prime Minister, Hubert Pierlot, says every precaution has been taken. An unconfirmed report says German troops are massed on the Belgian frontier.
- Neutrals
- Chile is relaxing its 24-hour notice rule for warships entering its ports, after a British request.
- Poland
- Polish Foreign Minister August Zaleski promises equal treatment for Jews in the Polish forces.
- Washington
- The Senate resumes its debate on lifting the arms embargo today.