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BOGOTA, olumbia-AP- The
supreme court, in a decision wide
~ interpreted as affirming the ma
tons right TO the majority OF
Colombian oil wealth. ruled today
that 80 per cent OF the oil lands
previously considered private prop
erty should be returned to the ma
ton.
LONDON -AP- Promotion Of
Lieut.. Gen. Sir Archibald Wavell,
commander of Britaln's Middle
East forces. TO the rank Of general
effective Oct. /, was announced
today.
BERLIN-AP- German planes
were reported today by DNB. Ger
man news agency, to have sunk
one merchant ship and scored hits
on several others in an attack
Friday night on convoy off the
east coast Of England.
A WEST CANADIAN PORT
AP-Canadian Press-A shtpload of
fighting sons Of Australia and New
Zealand reached Canada today
eager to win their wings in the
empires vast training scheme and
get into Britain's battle for su-
premacy of European skies.
MEXICO CITY-AP- The min
istry of communication announced
today a license had been granted
American airlines to establish
freight and passenger service be-
tween Mexico City. Monterrey and
the United States.
MEXICO CITY-AP- DR.. Fran
cisco Castillo Najera, Mexican
Ambassador to Washington, will
return to his post by airplane
Sunday. high official said today.
carrying the governments posi-
tion on 'all outstanding issues
between Mexico and the United
States"
DN lNLtl Adlin AZ
Swiss government moved today
to suppress a widespread Swiss
totalitarian organization called
1.-The Swiss Union of Friends of
Authoritative Democracy" with
simultaneous raids in a number
of cities resulting in numerous ar
rests of ALLEGED officials and en-
ployes.
ANKARA. Turkey --AP Us
ually reliable sources declared
today a recently-concluded trade
agreement between Turkey and
Rumania could not become effec-
tive unless the United States re-
leased at least 100000 OF the
Rumanian funds frozen in Amer
lea.
LISBON. Portugal -AP ~ An
italian submarine rescued 27 Of
ficeys, and men OF the Belgian
freighter Kabalo after sinking
her about 500. miles off Madeira
Oct. Is and landed them safely
on Santa Maria Island, in the Az
ores, the Kabalo's captain report
ed to Portuguese authorities to-
day.
ROME AP-The Rome News
paper Piccolo published today
report. which it said came from
Athens, that British War Secre-
tary Anthony Eden had offered
Emir Abdallah of Transj Jordan
the throne OF a great Arabian
kingdom. If he would obtain Arab
aid in the defense Of Britain's
position in the eastern Mediter-
ranean.
LQNDON-AP = Authoritative
sources said today King George VI
has sent a message to Marshal
Philippe Petain, aged leader OF
beaten France
ROME-AP-The suspension Of
Italian air service to Greece, re-
ported in travel circles, was inter-
preted by foreign observers today
as an Indication that a showdown
between Athens and the Axis is
imminent.
TOKYO-1NS-Japanese naval
and warplanes bombed suspension
bridges Of the Burma Rd. in south /
China, scoring direct hits which
paralyzed traffic along the import.
ant Chinese supply route Japa.
nese (DomelD news agency dis
patch stated today The report
said the wrecked bridges spanned a
deep gorge.
LOS ANGELES AP - Light
snow covered southern California
mountains at high levels today. fol.
lowing the seasons first storm
which brought as much as an inch
and half OF rain on the seacoast.
CAIRO ms Heavy r. 4. FL
raids on Italian African bases were
announced today in a British com
munique which said wharves and
shipping at Benghazi were bombed
and that two enemy planes were
destroyed In raid against Asmara.
NEW YORK -@INS-A tropical
storm in the path OF the trans.Atlan.
tic Clipper today delayed until to-
morrow the arrival Of Joseph P. I
Kennedy. L. S. ambassador TO Eng.