The Archive · 1941

U.S. Intends to Convoy

Forces to Greenland

Washington, Apr. 17.

The Navy Department intends to convoy all American forces sent to Greenland, Col-oriel Frank Knox, the Secretary of the Navy, declared at a press conference today.

He added that part of the Coast Guard would be transferred to the Navy—Havas Telemondialmade him their chief economic adviser on all matters of high financial policy.

He rose from the most modest rank of the civil service as a boy to some fof the highest business appointments in the land, He was chairman and resident and executive of the largest British railway company, the London, Midland and Scottish,' He was a director of the Bank of England arid Society. president of the Abbey Road Building

Lord Stamp's great gifts were appreciated very widely and he received many academic honours not only from this country but from other parts of the world,—Reuter, Bodies' Recovered London, Apr, 1 After a° long search the bodies of Lord Stamp, famous British economist who was killed in the doree German raid 03 London on Wednesday night, Lady Stamp and Their son, Wilfred Stamp, have been recovered from the wreckage of their home.

They were in a sheller when the house received a direct hit and col-craft of the Bomber Command and three aircraft of the Fighter Com yuand are missing. One of the fight.

plots is sate Despite unfavourable weather on Tuesday night a considerable number or British bombers raided northern Germany, the principal objective Seain. being Kiel, an Air Ministry communique states. Shipyards were Dlastered with bombs and fires were Hlarted. Boulogne docks also. were bombed. Two sirerart are missing from these "operations Tu daylight yesterday three heavily leden enemy ships off the north-west coast of France were. attacked and direct hire were scored on two, which were left sinking. In a low-level flack on the island of Borkkum an enemy freighter Was Bit (vice amid Offensive daylight patrols were made over the Channel and

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