In Greece, German motorized forces have reached the southern harbours of the Peloponnesus and prevented further evacuation of the British by sea, claims a German High Command communique.
Tt adds that up to now 6.000 British troops have been taken prisoner this action, besides numerous Serbs.
Withdrawal Continues There has been no news of the operations in Greece since lst nights Eommunique fom Cairo which sated that British and" Anzac troops. were continuing their withdrawal Commenting on the situation in the Balkans, the Moscow Wtadio says that, Gespite the loss of their poses Greece, the situation of Brits In the Bast Mediterranean remains. sable, The Axle advance "through the Wester desert, according "fo the Moscow Radio, was sill fraught wits enormous dimeuitis, while control of Operations, about the neutrality patrol. President Roosevelt said he stated Last week that a year and a half ago there was some patrolling 1,000 miles from the eastern shore of Delaware.
Asked whether or not there had We are working for a balanced fleet licen any extension of the patrol with @ proper proportion of capital since, the President said he could ships, cruisers, aircraft carriers, sub-Met tell since it was purely an ope {ional matter, He repeated several marines, light craft, fast auxiliaries and under-water defences, Our air-times that operations would go as feraft carrier programme alone will far as necessary into the high seas ive us the most mobile, most powe: for defence of the Western Hemi~ sir arm in' existence,"—Jsphere, They would go into combat zones if necessary, The President said the area of combat activities Jdelineated by Germany round the British Isles had nothing to do with Sinking of U.S. Ships United States warships, Threatened They could go into it If necessary for defence of the Western Hemi-Berlin, Apr, 30, sphere but that did not mean they "Roosevelt's plans will have but one were going in.
President Roosevelt revealed that he was appointing Mr, Emile Schram, Chairman of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, as Assistant Director of priorities in the Office of Production Management, Mr, Schram will remain head of the corporation, Asked whether or not be deemed it advisable to transfer part of the Coast Guard to the Navy, the Presi. dent replied that some announcement Jmight be made on this subject soon, He said he knew nothing about a possibility of "more warships being transferred to Britain shortly.
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