Stockholm, Apr. 8. N° official announcement has yet been made regarding the Allies'
action in mining Norwegian territorial waters, but Swedish official circles consider it a flagrant violation of neutrality, which, cannot be too strictly condemned. The main topic in newspapers continues to be speculation on the nature of Britain's Notes.
Well-informed circles believe they constitute a warning to Scandinavia not to submit to German threats.
The "Stockholms-Tidningen" says the Notes are the first move in an Allied spring offensive extending also to the Balkans.
The Swedish Minister of Defence has; meanwhile announced a tightening up of Sweden's neutrality guard as a result of the present situation.—Reuter.
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