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Tag Archives: America
18.5.41
Irak, Syria, Morocco, Spain, Darlan, Stalin, Raschid Ali, Franco – sensation of utter helplessness.[1] If there is a wrong thing to do, it will be done, infallibly. One has come to believe in that as if it were a law … Continue reading
Posted in Political, War-time
Tagged America, Canaries, Churchill, Dakar, Darlan, France, Franco, human nature, Iraq, morocco, Nazis, newspapers, Parliament, Rashid Ali, socialism, Spain, Stalin, Syria, Tangier
6 Comments
6.5.41
The Turks have offered to mediate in Irak, probably a bad sign. Mobilisation in Iran. The American government stops shipments of war materials to the U.S.S.R., a good thing in itself but probably another bad sign. Astonishing sights in the … Continue reading
Posted in Political, War-time
Tagged America, Iran, Iraq, tube stations, Turkey, U.S.S.R.
2 Comments
14.4.41
The news today is appalling. The Germans are at the Egyptian frontier and a British force in Tobruk has the appearance of being cut off, though this is denied from Cairo. [1] Opinion is divided as to whether the Germans … Continue reading
19.8.40
A feature of the air raids is the extreme credulity of almost everyone about damage done to distant places. George M.[1] arrived recently from Newcastle, which is generally believed to have been seriously smashed about, and told us that the … Continue reading
25.6.40
Last night an air raid warning about 1 a.m. It was a false alarm as regards London, but evidently there was a real raid somewhere. We got up and dressed, but did not go to the shelter. This is what … Continue reading
Posted in Political, War-time
Tagged air raid, America, false alarm, gas masks, Germans, Home Service Battalions, left, shelter
18 Comments
28.7.39.
Foreign & General 1. Americans evidently deciding to denounce commercial treaty with Japan. Daily Telegraph [a] Social 1. Gov.t apparently considering raising old age pension, no doubt with an eye to general election. Daily Telegraph [b] 2. Rich gold deposits … Continue reading
Posted in Leading Up to War, Political
Tagged America, Canada, conscientious objector, conscription, Franco, gold, Japan, Military Training Act, Moscow, N.C.L., P.P.U., pension, purge
3 Comments
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