The entire control of the Russian Government Mas turned over today to a supreme five-man committee. headed by M. Joseph Stalin, in a drastic move to improve Soviet resistance to the German invasion as the war communique admitted the loss of Lwow (Lemberg) and reported 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 late last night admitted the loss of Lwow but claimed 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 attempts which forced the Red Army to abandon Lwow to avoid being cut off from the rear—United Press.
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