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Plan of President – 2
Press Praise for Hitler Reaches New High Note – 2
The International Situation – 3
6 Hits on Warship – 4
Hitler Welcomed by Frenzied Berlin – 5
U.S. Naval Vessels Watch Martinique – 6
Germany Controls Food In Occupied French Area – 6
Agenda for Havana Conference Approved by Pan American Union – 7
Texts of the Day’s War Communiques – 8

News of the Week in Review
As Berlin and London View the Great Battle – 10-11
Twenty News Questions – 12
The Battle of Britain Still is In First Phase – 13
Japan Seeks to Speed Hegemony in East Asia – 14-16
Answers to Twenty News Questions - 16

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http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1940/jul40/f07jul40.htm

British commandos attack Richelieu

Sunday, July 7, 1940 www.onwar.com

In French West Africa... The French battleship Richelieu is attacked in Dakar harbor during the night by a small British unit.

In Egypt... The French commander in Alexandria, Admiral Godefroy, agrees to allow his ships to be demobilized. The French force here consists of the battleship Lorraine, three heavy cruisers, one light cruiser, three destroyers and a submarine.