Berlin Brands "Lie"
London, Dec. 7.
A fairly extensive political purge is under way in Germany, the "Daily Express" political correspondent said today, basing the report on information which had reached well-informed circles on Tuesday night.
The Gestapo, Germán secret police, arrested high civilian authorities in Leipzig, Dusseldorf and Vienna on Tuesday, the "Daily Express" said.
Approximately forty high army officers, including several generals, end also several important members of the Foreign Office, were among those "purged," the "Daily Express" claimed.
The "Daily Express" asserted that Chancellor Adolf Hitler at present is relying heavily on extremist advisers, and that the world capitals are watching the purge with close interset—United Press.
Report Branded as "Lie"
Berlin, Dec. 7.
A German Government spokesman today denied that there was any truth fu the report by the "Daily Express" of London that a purge of political and military leaders in Germany started on Tuesday night.
The report, he said, is "untrue. It is a typical propaganda lie."—United Press.
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