The Archive · 1940

United States

Discrimination of New Neutrality Act ing to escape, but received more punishment as the Britain pilot pressed home an attack from below.

During a second encounter, the German bombers rear-gun was silenced, and her retractible undercarriage, which was drown up in fying position, was seen to be dropping down. The impact of bullets apparently smashed the release mechanism.

While the front-gunner of the British aircraft was reloading, the Ger.

Washington, Jan. 12.

Great Britain has lodged a protest on behalf of the London Chamber of Shipping to the effect that the "Neutrality Act discriminates against British ships by requiring the trans-for of title of goods carried in British or other belligerent ships, but not in neutral ships, to ports outside the combat zone."—Reuter.

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