FEARS IN HOLLAND
POSSIBLE NAZI MOVE PROSPECT OF INVASION •AIR BASES NEEDED COUNTER TO ALUES (Reed. Oct. 23, 10 a.m.) NEW YORK, Oct. 21. In a dispatch to the New York Times from London, “Auguraf” stater that the Netherlands before the end of the year may be the object of strong German pressure and be menaced by direct invasion.
The merciless Allied anti-submarine campaign obliges Herr Hitler to think in terms of increased aerial warfare Faced with the prospect of Allied aerial predominance 12 months hence, he must find a swift solution. If the Germans are able to cross or establish air fields in Holland, the problem of the anti-British aerial attack would be simplified. There will also be a dilemma for Britain, which would either have to bomb the innocent Dutch or allow the German bases to enjoy immunity from military action.
An invasion of the Netherlands would be preferable to an invasion of Belgium, because France cannot cross neutral Belgium to aid the Netherlands.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20075, 23 October 1939, Page 7
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