WAR NEWS IN BRIEF

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 August 1942, Page 5

WAR NEWS IN BRIEF

TURKISH*AFFAIRS

ANKARA, August 13. The Secretary-General for Foreign Affairs (M. Menemen Cqglu) has been appointed Foreign Minister, in succession to the new Prime Minister (Sukru Saracoglu)., A military court has sentenced lour Italians to ‘’death for espionage. The Turkish Government has approved of five Turkish editors visiting England on September 1.

MANPOWER IN PALESTINE

JERUSALEM, August 14. Declaring that it is necessary . to regulate employment in vital war industries, the Government has announced that it has assumed complete control of manpower throughout Palestine. The first schedule ol reserved occupations has been issued.

FASCIST DISSENSIONS

LONDON, August 13

The Rome radio toys a Fascist Party meeting was held at Rome recently under the presidency of Mussolini. The general secretary announced that 66,000 Fascist Party members had been removed from the party lists. The radio added that cancellations were still continuing. GERMAN CLAIMS. STOCKHOLM, August 13. The German S.S. organ “Schwar-ze-Korps” stated: “The day that Marshal Petain laid down arms, we believed we were close to victory. Optimists hoped England would make a settlement on the basis of the world being big enough for _ two great Germanic nations. The invasion which had not taken place strengthened British morale, and burdened German morale. We to-aay are thoroughly settled down to war. We dont have to hurry up. Peace as in the cunboard, well provided with mothballs. Germany in this war, contrary to the last is gaming strength. We do not need to be too hasty, we have time.” SABOTAGEIN FRANCE. LONDON, August 14. In a broadcast' to the French people from Moscow, M. Garreau said: “The real fight is at hand. Prepare for armed struggle and for open insurrection prepared by De Gaulle and the Government of Fighting France, in agreement with the Allies.” He appealed for more systematic organisation of all forms of sabotage, especially on the railways, and to immobilise the. Occupation authorities, by complete inactivity.