Berlin, June 16.
The immediate freezing of all German and Italian assets and -those of occupied European countries by Presi-
Rome Retaliates Rome, June 16 Mussolini's retaliatory mea~ sures against the American action of freezing Italian credits became effective at 8 a.m. today. Americans throughout Italy were unable to remove any of their money from the banks. Italy yesterday announced that American credits in Italy would be frozen in retaliation for the steps taken by the United States in freezing Axis credits and all Axis-occupied countries.—United Press.
Washington, June 16.
A well informed Congressional naval committeeman told the United Press yesterday that he believed Germany's sinking of the U.S.S. Robin Moor was primarily an Axis military manœuvre designed to draw United States naval patrol vessels from the critical North Atlantic or Pacific sectors to ithe South Atlantic.
The source declined to be quoted but he pointed out that it is well known that naval patrol forei urgently are needed in the North Atlantic and the patrol: already has an enormous area to cover.
Although the Robin Moor sinking undoubtedly increases U.S. hostility toward Germany and in addition presents the possibility that it has moved the U.S. a step nearer to involvement, said: the committee ma nevertheless there will be widespread public demand for greater protection of U.S. vessels and seamen plying routes still open to American vessels.
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