London, Aug. 7.
The official Russian news agency, Tass, reported from Berne today that Germany had handed an ultimatum to Vichy. expiring on August 10, demanding military bases at Casablanca bat and Dakar.
Vichy, the agency reported, had re-Mes its he Germans began in-wi e Germans n in-effort to overthrow Petain and Admiral Francois Darlan.
Admiral Darlan, Tass added. was prepared to surrender Algiers and Casablanca if the Germans would renounce their claims to Dakar—United Press,
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