Captain Of “Hell Ship” Tells His Story
NEW YORK, February 19. In a broadcast to the United States which was full of inconsistencies, the commander of the Altmarek, Captain Dau, said he had ordered his crew not to resist the British boarding party because the Altmarek was unarmed. ‘•I was determined to respect Norwegian neutrality at all costs,’’ said the German captain. “Not one German fired a shot.” He added: “The English left hurriedly and seemed very nervous. Some of the prisoners took the opportunity to express their thanks for the treatment they had received.” The American Press continues to deride Berlin in “the miscast role of pious plaintiff” against a breach of international law. Even the Hearst Press applauds the raid as “brilliantly conceived and daringly executed.” ' All American comment maintains that the British were certainly morally, and probably legally, right. The “New YorlUDaily Mirror” says: “There is no point in talking about international law. The drama and daring of the raid have won over American public opinion.” By special arrangement, Reuter's ■world service in addition to other special sources of information is used in the compilation of overseas intelligence published in this issue and all rights therein in Australia and New Zealand . are reserved.
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Northern Advocate, 21 February 1940, Page 5
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