Berlin, June 29, The French armistice commission arrived by plane at Wiesbaden airfield last night, according to the official German news agency, The Commission immediately motored to their headquarters, 2 hotel over which was hoisted the German war ensign, Double sentries were posted in front of the hotel.—Reuter, ing almost all evacuees were packed and ready to sail.
The evacuation scheme obviously has been designed to avoid the near panic here during last year's evacuation when shipping companies, banks and passport offices were hardly able to cope with the clamouring evacuees, most of whom were Chinese.
Plans for the evacuation to Manila include evacuees only of pure European descent. In. the event the evacuation is carried out, Army families will be the first to leave. They include 300 children under 14 years of age. A large number of wives would remain here for war work, however.—United Press.
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