English Translation

- 2 - 204 Leave of the 5o American destroyers. I hope that the British fleet can look forward to an even further cooperation - in this crucial section for the victory of freedom. The Ministry of Aviation announces that during today's day ll German machines were shot down. It is now clear that in the last night 2 German machines have been destroyed. In Rome it is declared that Italian troops have penetrated in several places on Greek territory. In Egypt an army of 2o.oo Greeks is set up. In the American press the contempt of the whole country for the cowardly Italian raid on Greece is expressed. New York Herald Tribune: In the diplomatic events of recent times there is nothing that is equivalent to the Italian ultimatum of Greece. Italy is also severely attacked in the press of the American countries. Admiralty announces that 32 British merchant ships with a tonnage of l46,528 t were sunk in the week from October 1-4, 2015 to October 1. Further losses were caused by enemy action: 7 Allied ships with 24,686 t and 6 neutral ships with 26,8l6 t. A marine expert who deals with these losses explains that they have been caused by the contraction of enemy submarines that attack in a certain section of the Atlantic Ocean. However, it can now be assumed that many of them have already been sunk or damaged since weekends in the brit. Ports return to ports that were not exposed to enemy attacks. SENDER MOSCOW /RUSIAN/: The Pravda brings an article on the geographical and strategic importance of Greece for the eastern Mediterranean. Greece dominates the entrance to the Suez Canal and the Turkish Strait. The relationship between Siam and Indochina is tense. Siam's press writes for the war. On both sides border troops were strengthened. Turkey has released the egg transport to Italy. Ass. Press.: Pétain received a private personal handwritten letter from Roosevelt. The contents are not announced. In Vichy the arrival of Weygand in Dekar was officially announced. Reuter: At the Delhi conference, it was announced that Australia is planning to produce 9 million grenades a year. US private capital in Greece amounts to 23 million dollars - Greece has invested only 8 million dollars in the US. The Greek condolences at the U.S. Department of War amount to 34 million dollars.