Washington, Apr, 13.
The Allies are contemplating scizing 705 ships of the Danish merchant marine totalling 1,175,000 tons, British Embassy sources "declared here last night. The Embassy spokesman said the ships may be seized on the theory that Denmark cannot be considered neutral, as that the country permitted Germany to assume protection of it, The British Admiralty is studying the seizure of Danish ships, he said ut did not indicate that. a final decision had been reached.
The Danish Legation here said they had heard the reports that Britain planned to. seize Danish ships. The British Broadcasting Corporation advised Danish captains to ignore instructions from Copenhagen and proceed to British ports, the Legation understood, The State and Interior Departments stated they had not been informed of any request from Mr, Francis B. Sayre, the United States Commissioner to the Phillipines, for representations to the British Government regarding Danish and Norwegian ships, which, according to some reports, are being detained at Hongkong although consigned for Manil Ieformed sources, however, pointed out that such action would be consistent_with Britain's pomey regard ing Scandinavian shipping. They' pointed. out that Britain had publicly warned such ships to proceed to British ports for inspection or final disposition—United Press,
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