The Archive · 1941

New Supreme Body Formed in U.S.S.R

Moscow, July 1.

The entire control of the Russian Government was turned over today to a supreme five-man committee. headed by MI. Joseph Stalin, in a Grastic move to improve Soviet resistance to the German invasion as the war communique admitted the ess of Lwow (Lemberg) and report-Jed desperate fighting on other fronts, The new committee, appointed by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet. has complete control of all Russian phases of defence effort and has the whole power of the state" in its hands.

'A. war communique issued Into last night admitted the loss of Lwow but Jelaimed that Soviet armies were Stemming the Nazi onslaughts on other fronts, The communique said that Hungarian troops. which entered the war Several days after the start of the Russo-German clash, were cooperate ing with the Germans in encirclement al temple which forced the Red Army abandon Lwow to avoid being cat [No Respite from Raids London, July 1. PPUSBURG, Duesseldort and Cologne received the main weight of British bombs when aircraft of the Royal Air Force concentrated! on the Rhineland and the Ruhr district last night.

'A: small number of German aircraft flew over Britain last night, according to a British Air Ministry communique.

Bombs were dropped at places in the west and south-west and in south Wales. Some damage was done and there was a number of casualties, including some persons killed.

The oficial German news agency says that last night British planes flew lover west Germany and dropped a umber of high explosive and incenlary. bombs, chiefly in the West phalian industrial district and in Cologne. Some damage was caused to properly and there were some casualties, it is stated, Two British lanes have so far been reported shot adds. 9 Gown by anti-aircraft fire, the agency seem Se oat carly ye morning att the Seenear en a

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