The Archive · 1941

New Leader Appointed

According to the quisling commissar for social service, Mediell the general strike was to have taken place this morning.

The Norwegian Telegraph Agency also states that the board of directors of the Norwegian employers' association have been dismissed, and new directors appointed. A new leader of the Norwegisn trade union council has also been appointed by the German commissar.

The agency then adds: "These cold blooded murders will all undoubtedly create a tremendous reaction among the 350.000 Norwegian trade unionists. who have already had to endure a tremendous reduction in their standard of living and recognized trade union rights as a result of the Germans and their quisling lackeys"—Reuter.

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