Germans Claim Only 300 Civilians Killed ber for the Keighley division of Yorkshire, W.R., thanked Mr, Attlee Rotterdam, May 23. for his explanation, The time was One square mile of Rotterdam's ju now for action—time for showing that principal business and old residential the House of Commons could be a area is a shambles today as a result of completely efficient instrument for German bombing which preceded the conduct of war.
German occupation of the city last He said one could not help re-week, foreign correspondents dis-E in Mr, Attlees speech that covered upon arriving here yester-he hid in his mind certain cóntingenday. ties of character which had never Reports of casualties ranged up to inti yet occurred in this country, and more than 50,000. A priest told the broadly speaking, he wished to ensure United Press on the basis of informa-that the country should not be taken tion gained from doctors and hospitals that between 15,000 and 20,000 lives by surprise as some other countries had been lost. This estimate Corres-had been, ponded with the estimates of most Liberal Agreement neutral observers here.
An official German announcement Speaking for the Liberals, Sir Percy said that only 300 civilians had been Harris, member for the South-West killed in the bombing of Rotterdam. Division of Bethnal Green, declared A German Air Force captain said here the powers for which the Govern-yesterday, however, that "probably ment was asking were very large, but several thousand corpses" were buried hi justification for them was that the in buildings of two to ten stories Luxembourg, and two-thirds country was in danger, Nothing which were blasted into mere heaps Belgium, has pushed a huge bulge would give the country greater of ruins.
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