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UNCONFIRMED ITALIAN CLAIM. Melbourne. —The Minister of ihs Navy, Mr. Cameron, said that the Naval Board had received no confirmation of the Italian claim that an Australian destroyer had beer sunk.—U.P.A. ARRESTED AMBASSADOR, Rugby.—Asked in the House of Commons about the British Ambassador to Brussels who was arrested by Germans, the Foreign Under-Secretary, Mr. R. A. Butler, said that negotiations were in progress for Sir Lancelot Oliphant's release, but they could not say how long they might continue.— 8.0. W.
ANGLO-POLISH ALLIANCE. Rugby.—An agreement initialled by the Permanent Under-Secretary of the British' Foreign Office and the Polish Ambassador, reaffirms the existence of the Anglo-Polish alliance, and forms a solid foundation for the establishment of a Polish army in Britain. Mr. Churchill said that the agreement accepted the principle of the sovereignty of the Polish army as an ally of the British Army and equal in all rights and privileges. The army would preserve its Polish organisation, standards, and uniforms and would be commanded by Polish officers.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 22, 25 July 1940, Page 20
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