The Archive · 1941

Need for Utmost Effort

FAR EASTERN CRISIS

Singapore, June 1. IEUTENANT-GENERAL A, E, Percival, General Officer Commanding in Malaya, in a radio broadcast tonight exhorted Malaya to take heed of lessons being learned in Crete and other posts throughout the British Empire, deci ing that "we may be facing the most critical: six-months period the world's history."

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SIG Sain une TONE ta Gone, Scale, ale-borne invasion and adder President Roosevelt yesterday utilized the opportunity afforded by the Targest press conference of recent! years to annoutice approval of the Philippine Export Control Bill, The export control division already has sent two experts to Manila to begin establishing Administration machinery for the control system, it was learned from the highest thoritive sources, "The President announced to the! press that Mr, Fancis B, Sayre, U.S, High commissioner to the Philippines, would issue export licences on behalf of the US, Secretary of State, iso announced that Philippine courts Would be invested with powers to punish violations of the export con~ {rol restrictions,

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