The Archive · 1939

Mongol Border

Japanese, Soviet Claim Victories; Aerodromes Heavily Bombed

Moscow, June 27.

Sixty Japanese planes invaded the Outer Mongolian frontier in the Lake Buirnor region and clashed with 50 Outer Mongolian and Russian planes yesterday in a stubborn two hour air battle, the Soviet Government one nounced last night.

"The invaders lost 25 planes and the others were routed and fled," the announcement said. "The invaders were pursued by the Soviet planes as they fled. Three Soviet planes are missing."—United Press. 4

Paris, June 26.

The world is to be plunged into another international crisis in the course of the summer months, pessimistic political quarters here predicted today.

They based their declaration on foreign reports and confidential despatches which showed that the totalitarian powers were again militarily active, just as before other, previous crises, The German and Italian Chiefs of Staff, Generals Keitel and Pariani respectively, met at Innsbruck even before the axis military alliance was signed.

'Then, after signature of the Milan pact, Admirals Erich Roeder and Domenico Cavagnari, Commanders of the two dictatorships' navies, met at Friedrichshaven to establish plans for ce-operation between their fleets.

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