London, May 21.
Iceland has decided to sever her connections with Denmark.
The Iceland Parliament last evening adopted a resolution giving the country the right to denounce the Act of Union which since 1918 had united Iceland with Denmark.
The Act cannot be formally cancelled until after the war, but a Regent is to be elected as soon as possible to take over the powers formerly exercised in Iceland by the King of Denmark.
Since the occupation of Denmark by Germany, she has been unable to carry out her obligations to Iceland under the Act of Union. These obligations included taking charge of Iceland's foreign affairs—Reuter.
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