The duties of the British units have been threefold:—They have been landing troops, driving off Vichy light naval forces and assist. ing advanced Allied troops with Greek Naval Units Join British Fleet London, June 17.
Seven destroyers, two torpedo-boats and five submarines of the Greek navy have reached Alexandria and have now Joined the British Mediterran-€an Fleet, announced a senior officer of the Greek Navy in a broadcast from London today.
—Reuter.
Washington, June 17. Sources here which are usually well-informed expressed the belief last night that big things were likely to happen soon, probably this week.
They believed that the expulsion of German Consuls was not a single unrelated step, but the first of a succession of steps.
In support of this view they pointed out that despite his complete recovery from his small ailment, President Roosevelt has cancelled almost all his appointments this week, presumably to devote himself to work of high importance Reuter. ed the German diplomatic staff in Washington, The action was in no way connected with the sinking of the Robin Moor, but because German consular Officials and other named Nazi agencies had been engaged in activities harmful to the United States.
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