Zurich Herald, 1945-06-21, Page 3BOMB -BEARING AP PAPER BALLOON
Difcials examine bomb -bearing paper balloon with Jap inscription.
;iaccording to recent announcement by U. S. War and Navy De-
Saziments, Japan has been sporadically attacking western United
tates, with no damage. Here Maj. J. F. Bolgiano, Army Air
Corps balloon expert, holds release valve; Capt. W. B. Standard
of Army Intelligence holds shock absorber; FBI agent W. G. Ban-
ister holds flash bomb device, and Ensign P. M. Jackson, Navy
Intelligence, holds roll of fuse attached to bomb.
LOOKS WRONG, BUT IT'S O. K.
That's a British soldier at left, standing in meek expectancy while
an armed German sentry checks his papers before letting him pass.
It goes on everyday in Crete where the big German garrison has
been allowed to -etain its arms, for fear of attack by the vengeful
a atives. Germans live in Suda Bay area and Allied personnel must
have special permits to enter.
BRIDGE ON TANK -TANK ON BRIDGE
The, photos above are the first released of the British Array's
"Sissons" frank, which carries its own bridge with it. From a nor-
mal position on the top of the tank, the bridge portion is lifted by
a hydraulic arm, as shown in top photo and deposited across net-
ew streams. The bottom picture made in Holland where nano
streams and canals abounds, shows the bridge in use.
RE-ELECTED'
Returningto Lyons after release.
from Nazi bondage, M. Herriot
is shown receiving cheers from
citizens of Lyons. The former
Premier of France was re-elected
Mayor of Lyons upon return.
DEFEND DETAIN
In a book published in Montreal, .
French professor Louis Rougier,
above, says that aged Field. Mar-
shal a Henry Philippe Petain, in-
stead' of being a traitor as now
charged, kept France and the
French fleet from : going over to
the Axis while he headed the
Vichy government. "
MAYOR OF NAHA
A .pistgl-packin' "city father" is
Maj. Anthony Walker, above, of
Fairfax, Va. He's the new mayor
of Naha, capital If Okinawa,.
"elected" to the job by his divi-
sion commander.
MONTY DELIGHTS DUTCH LAD
Great delight is registered on the face of this young Dutch boy, as Field Marshal Montgomery took a
moment off to autograph the lad's notebooir -during a ri:cent visit to the First Canadian Army
Headquarters. „,,
COMMAND PERFORMANCE -TO LEARN THE TRUTH
Because townspeople' 'ot �uig
steinfurt, Germany, showed re.,
sentment against British occupa-
tion forces, Allied Military Gov-
ernment authorities ordered them
into the local movie theater, as
pictured at top left, to see "Village
of "Hate," documentary film show-
ing German atrocities at the
notor-
ious Belsen and Buchenwald mur-
der camps. Top right, r women
emerge from the theater, grim -
faced, ,some weeping, after seeing
the filmed horrors. At right, Capt.
A. ' Stirling, Assistant District
Provost Marshal, orders a woman
to rewitness the picture. She was
laughing when she came out of the
theater the first time.
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Wilt Britain and France endorse
Soviet pressure on Turkey for
military alliance and freedom of
exit from the Black Sea through
the Dardanelles?
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What is Russia's
position on Iran oil
fields where U. S.
and Britain have
huge investments?
Sicily
Tunis Ort1
Should Greece get Do-
decanese Islands,
which she claims from
Italy?
What will France's postwar
position be in relation to her
vital north African empire- .
Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia?
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Wha will Britain and France
decide about Triportan'a and
Libya, Italy's main pre-war
colonies in Africa?
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What will be sta-
t .us of Arab
RDAN', League, the inde-
pendence of whose
seven member
countries has been
recognised?
What will Britain's position '-
be in Egypt, Trans-lordania,
Palestine and Iraq?
The BigFive-1.1. Britain, Russia, France and Chii±a—meeting to deal with the Syria -Lebanon dispute, would undoubtedly possible
d them-
selves
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selves ensnarled in major problems' iryvblving North Africa and the whole Middle East. Particularly shading) delicate,
in view of composed of Egypt, Saudi
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Arab uprising in North Africa, is the. great powers attitude tovi!ardthe Arabs League, (diagonal g
Arabia, Iraq Trans-Jordan; Syria, Lebanon and Yemen. Map above locates some of the painful questions for which Big rive will have
to find answers,