American Skipper Shows Ribbentrop Claim False
(Received 2 p.m.) LONDON, April 29. Captain William McHale, of the American freighter Mormacsea, disputes Ribbentrop’s assertion that troops were not given sailing orders for the invasion of Norway until April 8. “I photographed the German auxiliary Seattle in Trondheim Fiord at 2 p.m. on April 7 headed for Bergen. “It was high out of the water and would not be returning to Germany empty. “Undoubtedly the vessel carried troops. She was idling along, apparently awaiting orders,” he added. From “Somewhere in Norway,” the Foreign Secretary (Professor Koht) describes as false Ribbentrop’s allegation that Norway knew that Britain intended to , mine Norwegian waters and even approved the plan, “which justified the German invasion.” German naval units must have been despatched long before the British minelaying started, he said. Nobody could prove that Norway had not adhered to neutrality.
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Northern Advocate, 30 April 1940, Page 5
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