Tag Archives: conscientious objectors

11.8.39.

Foreign & General 1. Chinese dollar reaches about 3½d. Daily Telegraph [a] 2. Twenty Bulgarian MPs. received in Moscow. Daily Telegraph [b] 3. British-French military delegation arrives in Leningrad. Daily Telegraph [c] Social 1. Fresh reports of trials of objectors … Continue reading

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10.8.39

Foreign and General 1. Franco assumes more or less full powers of dictator. Daily Telegraph [a] 2. The King inspects Reserve Fleet of 133 warships. Daily Telegraph [b] Social 1. Complaints (not very important) at militia camp in Devon reveal … Continue reading

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6.8.39.

Foreign & General 1. Purge of Sudeten leaders taking place, evidently as result of Czech pressure & as a prelude to milder methods. Sunday Times [a] 2. Polish gov.t evidently now ready to allow Russians to use Polish air bases. … Continue reading

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