Tuesday, October 1, 1940 London: With no end in sight to the bombs which have fallen on London day and night for 25 days, Britains capital is preparing for the severest winter of war in its history. Hong Kong: Central News Chinese news agency, said today about 400 Chinese were killed or injured in yesterdays Japanese air raid on Kunming. Wednesday, October 2, 1940 Berlin: Adolf Hitler may turn his might toward the Mediterranean sea and Suez canal this winter, informed sources hinted today, while Russian and Japan entered the spotlight i with a possible non-aggression pact that may be signed before the end of October. Hastings, Neb.: Alf Landon, the Republican Party’s presidential nominee in 1936, said today that if he were Hitler, he would rather wage war against President Roosevelt than Wendell Willkie. Thursday, October 3, 1940 Rome: Premier Mussolini said today that Japan is preparing to attack Singapore, Britains great far eastern fortress, in the event that Britain obstructs Japans policy in the Orient or the United States enters the war. Washington: Formation of the armys first parachute battalion with a strength of approximately 500 volunteer soldiers was announced today by secretary Stinmson. The new unit, designated the 501st parachute battalion, is being formed with the nucleus of an experimental group which has been undergoing training for several weeks in the sessions suggested by Germanys success with this new weapon. Friday, October 4, 1940 Brennero: The directorate of the Rome-Berlin axis, Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler, held a three-hour council of war today and discussed all the problems confronting their countries, according to a communiqué issued just before their parting. Tokyo: Premier Prince Konoye invited the United States to cooperate with the Rome-Berlin axis and declared on the other hand that any United States challenge to axis division of world leadership would bring a fight to the finish. Saturday, October 5, 1940 London: Germany stepped up its aerial warfare over Britain in daylight raids today, while German and Italian newspapers forecast a new phase of armed offensive, destined to be a death blow to England. Berlin: Intensified winter attacks upon the British empire from the banks of the Thames to the Suez canal to crush the enemy without granting him a breathing spell were forecast in a semi-official Nazi statement. Sunday, October 6, 1940 London: German plane fleets in formations of 20 planes or more smashed through fierce anti-aircraft barrages along the coast today and returned to attack on London. Tokyo: Japans developing foreign policy was marked today by a concert of statements by public men and newspapers to the effect that Japan wanted friendship with the United States but that if the United States challenged either Japan or its new allies, Germany and Italy war would result. Monday, October 7, 1940 Rumania: German soldiers entered Rumania today to aid in training the new Rumanian army, but more probably to guard vital Rumanian oil. Tokyo: Foreign Minister Matsuoka today urged China to align itself with the axis powers and quit being a tool for European and American Capitalism. Chunking: Officials estimated today that 300 person were killed and 500 wounded in Sunday’s bombardment here by huge Japanese aerial squadrons. Washington: Lieutenant Commander Arthur H. McCollum, advisor to President Roosevelt, submits the McCollum memo. The McCollum memo contained an eight-part plan to counter rising Japanese power over East Asia: A. Make an arrangement with Britain for the use of British bases in the Pacific, particularly Singapore B. Make an arrangement with Holland for the use of base facilities and acquisition of supplies in the Dutch East Indies C. Give all possible aid to the Chinese government of Chiang-Kai-Shek D. Send a division of long range heavy cruisers to the Orient, Philippines, or Singapore E. Send two divisions of submarines to the Orient F. Keep the main strength of the U.S. fleet now in the Pacific[,] in the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands G. Insist that the Dutch refuse to grant Japanese demands for undue economic concessions, particularly oil H. Completely embargo all U.S. trade with Japan, in collaboration with a similar embargo imposed by the British Empire
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