5 JULY 1940, page 6

Uncertainty In Syria

The Petain Government in France has not ceased to apply pressure to the Commanders in the French Colonial Empire, ordering them to accept the terms of the surrender. The......

When Germany Was Defeated

Captain Cyril Falls, the Military Correspondent of The Times, has performed an important service in preparing his excellent pamphlet, Was Germany Defeated in 1918? (Oxford......

Mr. Roosevelt And Mr. Willkie

Mr. Wendell Wilkie, elected Republican candidate for the Presidency at the Philadelphia Convention on the 6th ballot by an almost unanimous vote, has still to make his speech of......

The Plight Of King Carol

The position of King Carol of Rumania is hard indeed. First he felt compelled to bend his policy to the Nazis by restoring the Iron Guard to favour, and next he has had to yield......

Japan Extends Her Claims

Japan, having taken full advantage of Britain's preoccupa- tion with the war to press her demands concerning supplies to China via the Burma Road and Hong-kong, is now stating......

Mr. Chamberlain On National Unity - A Fundamental...

the British attitude of mind has been revealed by a few critics in America who, observing the faint-heartedness of the Petain Government in France, have wondered whether there......

Germany And The Channel Islands

It has pleased the German High Command to announce the occupation of the island of Guernsey as a "daring coup de main" of the German Air Force. Why " daring " is not evident,......