5. On the contrary, there is abundant proof of the Reich's premeditation in the execution of this attack. Information gathered during the past two months by the French Government indicated the preparations being made to this effect in German notably Stettin and Bremen.
German forces Which operated at Trondheim and Narvik had left their base long before the Allies laid their mines. In these ports they met with the support of ships and men who had camouflaged themselves as merchant vessels and seamen with powerful hidden armament, the presence of which in Norwegian waters already constituted a grave violation of Norway's neutrality.
6. The Allies, determined from the first hour to come to the aid of Norway with all their forces took, during the last meeting of the Allied Supreme War Council, the decisions necessary to give their action the desirable "speed and efficiency.
The first results of the naval engagements which the Allied Governments can reveal without jeopardizing the success of the operations continuing at present are already a loss for Germany, Wusih Repercussions on ty attacking Denmark brutally and tative without provocation, Germany vio-wan, Chu lated the treaty of non-aggression which she signed with Denmark on it May 31, 1939, which specifies that:
"Under no circumstances will the Reich and the Kingdom of resort to war or to any pines لد of force against each 3. "Although the fact that the Allies
place yester any wat toe Norwegian territorial t have authorized the Lokawei Cemetery of German forces to attack British or minelayers or patrol ships in these waters, it can in no way justify the occupation by force of Norwegian $196,000 Robbery The armed robbery committed recently in Jukong Road in which three bank messengers were robbed of $196,000 destined for a Shanghai bank has caused a run on a bank in Wusih, because people there think that the bank might have suffered a staggering loss as the stolen money belonged to the Wusih institution. The run on the bank has been in progress for several days and about $800,000 have been withdrawn from the bank, states a Chinese report.
The report states that the next day a run was started on the Wusih bank. The bank premises were crowded with customers trying to withdraw their deposits, The run continued for several days but so far the bank has been able to meet the demands of their customers.
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