The Archive · 1940

French Troops in Norway

Paris, Apr. 20.

French troops have landed in Noxway and were participating in opera-

Danish Shippers Reject British Request New York, Apr. 20.

'The Danish Shipping' Committee here has rejected the British request that Danish ships should transfer to Allied register or risk seizure by the Allies as enemy ships. The committee, representing the major Danish lines, was formed at New York last week to handle the problem of Danish shipping outside Denmark Reuter, On Swedish Border, Apr. 20, The motorized German advance on Halmar and Elverum appeared today to be meeting with very little Nor-we plan resistance. Both towns have been severely bombed by the Nazi air force in the past two d Norwegian troops are hastily preps ing to evacuate Hamar which devoid of any defences, A Scandiavian-American field hospital was preparing to enter Norwegian terri tory from Sweden. Mrs. Florence Harriman, United States Minister to Norway, came to seo the volunteer workers—United: Press,

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