Protective Measure Sanctioned by Danish Governor; Narvik Firmly, Held London, Apr. 16.
is understood the British Expeditionary Force in Norway includes regiments from all parts of the British Isles. All are well-seasoned troops.
In the House of Commons today, Mr. R. A. Butler, Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, stated April 10, in reply to a communication from His Majesty's Govern ment, the Governor of the Faroe Islands agreed-under present circumstances to grant such facilities as His Majesty's Government might require, to prevent German forces from. establishing themselves in the Faroe Islands, 'A British force has been landed there.
He had no statement to inlake at present. about Greenland.
Mr, Neville Chamberlain, the Prime Minister, is unlikely to speak in the House of Commons today on the war situation. In the present stage of the operations, all that can usefully. be said has been told in the form of official communiques, it is pointed out. It may be found possible for Mr. Chamberlai Mr. Winston Churchill, the First Lord of the Admiralty, to give further details of the situation to the House later in the week. News of the British capture of Narvik and surrounding country was broadcast to the Norwegian people by the British Broadcasting Corporation in a message in the Norwegian news bulletin yesterday evening.
Commenting today on the Janding of British troops in Norway, the military correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" says it was unlikely that the landings were opposed except possibly from the air. One should not expect anything startling to happen once, he declares, It may be assumed, the correspondent continues that some of our landing places will have been chosen with a view to establishing alr bases. Owing to the nature of the country, however, thes bases. may be for seaplanes only for the time being.
"Im some places, small bodies of men may have been landed to make contact with Norwegian parties and form nuclei on which Norwegian troops ov volunteers con rally, Wher ever any considerable force lands, It Will be necessary to form a base and depots for supplies under the protection of a covering force." The establishment of anti-alreratt defences, the correspondent adds, will be one of the first tasks.
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