London, Nov. 9. Pitiless mass air attacks on British and French cities and military action against the neutral states of Belgium and the Netherlands were declared tonight to be possible aftermaths to the Munich explosion yesterday.
That the explosion, on study of its circumstances, was a show staged by the Nazis just as they set fire to the Reichstag building in February, 1933, was held here to be beyond doubt. The question now is how Herr Hitler and his henchmen will exploit this affair on the domestic and international scenes. German newspapers clearly showed that the explosion was not altogether "unexpected" in igh Nazi quarters because they; were and sure in their accusafjons, blaming the British Intelligence Service for the incident even before enquiry was launched.
As is usual in Germany, the explosion will be taken as an excuse to Wipe Gut anti-Nazis by the simple procedure of accusing them of complicity.
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