The Archive · 1940

New York Press Views

Now York, Feb. 20.

New York newspapers yesterday. hacked the British action in entering: Norwegian waters to liberate British prisoners aboard the German steamship Altmark.

"Germany screams bloody urder and promises dire" reprisals "New: York World Telegram" said, "put what would Germany doit her own warships trapped a British naval vowel full of captured Germans sti waters on a perjured pre.

New York Sun" declared, The raid wag daringly conceived and brilliantly carried out. Obviously. the British secret service operated ino very efficient manner. The explana. tion (of the raid in Norwegian waters) is 10 be found in three let: ters.—war."—United Press.

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