Stockholm, Apr. 11.
The commander of the Norwegian forces in the north has been instructed to get in touch with the British forces at the earliest possible moment, M. Hambro, President of the Storting announced today.
M. Hambro, who has been in' touch with the Norwegian Government, confirmed that during the night the Norwegians stopped the German advance eastwards along the railway from Narvik.
The Germans were surprised, and were thrown back before they had a shot.
London, Apr. 10. Allied fleets and air armadas are already working in closest co-opera tion with the defending Norwegians, and are attacking German forces in and off the coast of Norway. An Allied expeditionary force will be despatched in the near future.
Allied action in Norway has three objectives. The first is to destroy the German naval units which, for the first time since the outbreak of the war, have dared to leave their bases.
The second aim is to wipe out the German forces in the harbours they are occupying and to destroy their transport and supply ships. Finally, Germany must be prevented from sending reinforcements'either through the North Sea or the Straits.
The task of the Allies is facilitated by the fact that British air bases are only 200 miles away from the Nor-
It is believed that the progress of Allied operations may compel the Germans to make a desperate attempt to send supplies and reinforcements to their troops in Norway through Sweden, despite the inadequacy and difficulty of this route—Havas.
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