ADVICE TO AUSTRIANS

Evening Post, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 80, 2 October 1944, Page 5

ADVICE TO AUSTRIANS

Rising Agaissst Germany Rec. 11.30 a.m. RUGBY, October 1 The following official instructions were broadcast tonight to Austria:—

■ The time has come for Austrians to give positive active proof of their willingness to dissociate themselves from their German masters. Austrians in town and country should form in all their local communities clandestine committees to prepare for the arrival of the Allies. These committees should be ready to provide all possible help for the Allies in regard to the administration of ccial affairs, a purge of Nazis, the preparation of black and white lists, and the preservation of foodstuffs, together with the safeguarding of transport and machinery." < . It is pointed out that if these instructions are followed the chances of Austria becoming a devastated theatre of war will decrease; as the Nazis' resistance willbe lessened.—B.O.W.

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'ind C9^m°fn one larf e' i?- x medium, ™ £ 6iSlle^u supply ships> and also one R-boat. Three naval auxiliary vessels and five medium and eight small supply ships were damaged One of our submarines off the Norwegian coast intercepted a convoy of three strongly-escorted supply ships One large and one medium supply ship were torpedoed and set on fire before being sunk. Another submarine- in northern waters carried out an outstanding attack _ against a north-bound convoy consisting of three medium and two small supply ships which was intercepted off Kristiansund, south Norway The submarine attacked and obtained several torpedo hits, though the ships had eight armed trawlers and one Eboat escorting them. The submarine could not observe the. full results of this attack-. ' •.

Submarine commanders in the Aegean used gunfire to destroy many small enemy vessels attempting to supW Ahe Germans garrisoning the islands. One submarine in the same area bombarded a radio station.