London, Mar. 20.
IHE enormous weight of the burden placed on occupied countries by Germany was disclosed by the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, replying to a question in the House of Commons yesterday afternoon. The total annual amount of German depredation was estimated at £1,150,000,000 apart from indirect losses to occupied territories and burdens on countries for which no estimates were available.
Rapid Greek Reply To Italian Attack Athens, Mar. 20. "The Greek reply to local attacks by the Italian forces on the Albanian front on Wednesday was quick and drastic," says a Greek Press Ministry statement broadcast by the Athens Radio last night. "Attacking detachments were all driven back and sustained heavy losses. The attacks were preceded in each case by a fairly heavy artillery barrage," the announcement added.
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