The Archive · 1940

League Surprised

Geneva, Feb. 20. Leaxue of Nations circles were today' astonished over the report that Norway intends to submit the Altmark dispute to the League.

They suggested that Norway should merely ask the League Council to Fequest the Hague World Court's opinion as Norway would be tunable to submit the case directly 10 the Hague Court beeatise Britain had denounced the optional clause for war dispmtes—United. Press. ya Approv Pound "War Gift singapore, Feb. 20.

'The Federal Council, Kuala Lumpur today, approved. the proposal of the Sultans of the Federated Malay States to give the British Goverment 2 £1,000,000 war gi in prosecuting the war' against Germany, it was amnouncea here—United Press.

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