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Nazis Lose 14 Craft – 2
Nomura is Reported Named Envoy to U.S.; Japan Held Seeking Friendlier Relations – 2
British Duke’s Orchids Sent to Florida Refuge – 2
The International Situation – 3
Invaders Retreat – 4-5
New Highways Feed into Burma Road – 5
Molotoff in Reich for 3-Day Parley – 5-6
Polish Ambassador to Washington Quits – 6
3 Italian Bombers Fly over Yugoslavia – 6
Petain is Greeted with the ‘Marseillaise’; Singing Routs Two German Photographers – 6
Polish-Czech Union after War Planned – 6
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on the War – 7-8
Bulgarians Put Hope in Reich-Soviet Amity – 8
Vargas Invited Here; Doubts a Visit Now – 8

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http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1940/nov40/f12nov40.htm

Molotov visits Berlin

Tuesday, November 12, 1940 www.onwar.com

From Berlin... The Soviet Commissar for Foreign Affairs, Molotov arrives in Berlin discussions with the German leadership. Although talks are being conducted with the Soviets, German planning for the attack on the Soviet Union continues as are the preparations for the attack, code named Marita, on Greece, and Felix, the advance through Spain to Gibraltar. Hitler issues Directive 18.

In Batavia... Agreements are concluded (today and tomorrow) between the Japanese and the principal oil companies whereby the Japanese are to receive 1,800,000 tons of oil annually from the Dutch East Indies.