The Archive · 1940

British Ships Welcomed

Stockholm, Apr. 12.

British warships were seen at Oslo Fjord yesterday attempting to land troops for an assault against German troops at Oslo, press reports from the Swedish-Norwegian border said last might. The British ships were welcomed by Norwegians, the reports said, and it was expected that many Norwegian volunteers would unite with the. British soldiers when they land.

The speaker of the Norwegian Parliament, Mr. C. J. Hambro, toid the press here that Norway had com. pleted the mobilization of its troops in the north to fight beside the Allied forces in Scandinavia. The Norwegian Army "will fight to the last man" for the 2, of Norway's e d In an interview, Mr. Hambro said, Stockholm.

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