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Tag Archives: Japan
11.6.42
[The Germans announce over the wireless that as the inhabitant of a Czech village called Ladice° (about 1200 inhabitants) were guilty of harbouring the assassins of Heydrich they have shot all the males in the village, sent all the women … Continue reading
Posted in Political, War-time
Tagged bbc, China, czech republic, Germany, gramaphone, Japan, propaganda, radio
3 Comments
22.3.42
Empson tells me that there is a strict ban by the Foreign Office on any suggestion that Japan is going to attack the USSR. So this subject is being studiously avoided in the Far Eastern broadcasts while being pushed all … Continue reading
Posted in Political, War-time
Tagged communists, foreign office, Germany, Japan, kipling, refugees, Stalin, Trotskyist, U.S.S.R., ukraine
3 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
16.7.40
No real news for some days, except the British government’s semi-surrender to Japan, i.e. the agreement to stop sending war supplies along the Burma road for a stated period. This however is not so definite that it could not be … Continue reading
Posted in Political, War-time
Tagged British, Burma road, China, Government, Hong Kong, intelligentsia, Japan, left, Popular Front, Tosco Fyvel
19 Comments
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
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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