The anger and embitterment of Berlin over the Altmark affair are greater than at any time since the start of the war, according to the Berlin correspondent of the Copenhagen daily, the "National Tidende." For the first time in several months, the Wilhelmstrasse has suspended its weekend holiday, and great activity prevails in Government offices, which are evidently preparing a countermove of some sort.
Paris, undisguised admiration for the British Navy's handling of the incident is expressed in military circles. An official spokesman in the French capital declared today: "The British did extremely well to act with such energy." It is emphasized in French circles that the Altmark violated international law by con-coaling the fact that she had British prisoners aboard, and that she was armed. The possibility of a sequel to the incident is noted in Paris.
A special commentary issued here points out that the "New York Times," in an article today, refers to the Altmark as "a floating Nazi concentration camp." The Washington correspondent of the same paper states: "The view was expressed that if the Altmark was a naval auxiliary cruiser, as the presence of British sailors on board her would seem to indicate, there was considerable justification for the British action."
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