The Archive · 1939

London, Dee. 6

The King, who is visiting France, made an early start on his second day. with writes Reuter's rident with the British: Expeditionary Forces, Hu Majesty, he says, had breakfast at 7.30, O'elock, consisting of porridge, bacon Another full programme has been arranged to enable the King to see much as possible of the different fighting. units, The King ' yesterday spent. eight hours with his armies in the fled and sounds of cheering as he left each Uunit carried across the countryside, His Majesty Junched with Lord Gort, "Commander-in-Chief of "the British "Field Forees, the Duke Gloucester and a secre of other high officials in' a simple village estaminet, ordinarily used as a cor porals' hess, 'The', tour covered wide area and concluded with a review of a battalion of Highlanders, only a quarter of a mile behind the Darbed wire defences, eight out of sian tanks destroyed.

said. they were told take only. five six days to and that Finland wax' the aggressor. Finnish losses in the past few days were small, Naval authorities here announce the Russians took the island of Tutasaari, the Finnish force having moved 10 the mainland. There was no. Aghting but Finnish planes made reconnaissance flights" and bombed enemy troops.

The Finns organized an attack against Red. parachute detachments and such attempts have so far been Feported unsuccessful. 'The Hirst ro-ort of the tte of Finnish tanks was Feceived today when they' attacked and destroyed ten Russian tanks,

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