The Archive · 1940

Nazis Denies Famine Looming

Neither Germany Nor People in Occupied Areas — Will Starve, Berlin States in Review of Resources:

Editor's Note-—Europe's harvests have fallen short of last season's. What bearing will that have gri th course of the war? Will there be famine me on the continent this winter The following dispatch gives some of the German opin on those questions.

Alexandria, Sept. 22.

HE Germans say fan me will not be added to the horrors of war in German-dominated po this winter They say that neither Ge territories of Europe will starve. riy nor the German-o% cupied The deny indignantly that Ger many has been looting the conquered turcos of food stocks.

They say Germany's reserves by the end of September will be greater than last September, when the war counted for 70 per cent, of the food constimed. The Belgian food situation "is critical," German quarters said, "but Germany will save Belxium from starvation." however, will have The present harvest will not approach last year's crop but even x0, Germans claim, it will be slightly above average.

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