The Archive · 1939

Columbus Incident No Violation

Washington, Dee, 21

The tneident in which the German liner" Columbus was scullled bys crew after it had. sighted a British warship Tuesday was no violation of the" Neutrality" Zone, "lite. Stephen Early. White "itousospokcuman said Into reports tat night haa confirmed.

He said the exew scuttled the vessel rather than isk an encounter fete ater they had pose beyond Belt." are waters of the 0 called "Gately State Department officials, mean-wile, dented South American Hortsinat the United States had pati tipated" in" Uruguay's decision to {expel the' German pocket bat leship dimirat Graf Spee tram the Wo dela Pata and promised to send batteshipy aid in the enforcement of the order, The report, they said was "absolu Reports from Fort Lauderdale, 'Arauea, which fled Into. Port Everg. Florida, said the 'German' trehte

lads Tuesday? (0 escape the Bush rain" Ori, Watt be stowed Feimatn indetintey im the pore ie. unarmed. Authorities were. in lat British cruiser enter. investigat wheter Paris, Dee, 21 Between December 2 and 5, talion troops actually stood ready to entrain for Hungary to stop any' move that Soviet Russia might have made it the Balkans, it was revealed here toda pointed, decided to mobilize the' North-

Moreover Moly today: stands ready. fo help defend herself machines have down over north north-west France.

Local activity continued. operations a man petro! raids on a wide front between the Moselle and the Vostes were reported in authoritative mili tire clzeles today.—Reuter, against any event 5 for Rumania supplies Mahan Indus: fey with much-needed oil, it Was declared, To ease the internal situation in the Balkans, it also was reported, aly probably has persuaded: Rumantt make certain concessions ty Hungary.

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