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Day 45
Sunday 15 October 1939

Admiralty list names 463 survivors of the battleship Royal Oak

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WireALThe Atlantic Ledger

American liner has rescued the 36 crew of the British steamer Heronspool

The American liner President Harding has rescued the 36 crew of the British steamer Heronspool off the Irish coast, the liner reported by radio.

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WireNYRThe New York Register

American naval experts say Royal Oak loss could threaten the British blockade

Naval experts in Washington see the sinking of the British battleship Royal Oak as more serious for the future than for the present, the Associated Press reports.

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WireIRThe Imperial Review

Canadian ministers say Lindbergh's speech is a private citizen's view

Canadian ministers have taken the view that Colonel Charles Lindbergh's radio address is not a matter for the Government, because he is a private citizen, according to a message from Ottawa.

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WireALThe Atlantic Ledger

German naval circles claim the battlecruiser Hood is badly damaged

German naval circles claim that the British battlecruiser HMS Hood has been so badly damaged that she will be out of action for several months, the Berlin correspondent of the British United Press reports.

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WireNYRThe New York Register

Pittman says Lindbergh's speech encourages the ideas of totalitarian governments

Senator Key Pittman, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said in Washington yesterday that Colonel Charles Lindbergh's radio address encourages the ideology of the totalitarian governments.

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WireLSThe London Sentinel

Admiralty list names 463 survivors of the battleship Royal Oak

A detailed list of survivors of the battleship HMS Royal Oak issued by the Admiralty in London now totals 463, according to a Press Association cable.

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Where things stood at the start of the day

At sea
The Admiralty says the battleship Royal Oak has been sunk, it is believed by a German submarine. Survivors have been landed.
U-boats
The Admiralty says three German submarines were destroyed on Friday, and that several survivors were rescued.
Washington
Lindbergh urged in a radio address that the United States keep its embargo on offensive weapons.
Nordic
King Gustaf V has invited the leaders of Finland, Denmark and Norway to Stockholm on Wednesday.
Finland
Paasikivi has held talks in Moscow with the Soviet Government.