U.S. Policy Stated – 2
President on Defense and Far East – 3
Japanese Ships Held Off the West Coast – 3
Text of Welles’s Statement on Japan – 4
Japanese Action in Burma is Seen – 4
Nazis See U.S. Warned by Indo-China Move – 4
Vichy Justifies Indo-China Move – 4-5
USO Campaign Here Brings $2,987,247 – 5
Stimson Accuses Wheeler of Actions Near Treason – 5-7
Philippines Mission Reported for Grady – 7
The International Situation – 7
Tokyo Warships Reach Indo-China – 8
Hopkins Still in London; Canada Has a Mystery – 8
Soviet Lines Firm – 8-9
Home of U.S. Envoy Moscow Raid Victim – 9
4 British Ships Sunk, Rome Says (by Camille M. Cianfarra) – 9-10
‘Japanese Troops’ in Peru, Quito Says – 10
Flying Fortresses in R.A.F. Raids Score Hits on Nazi Battleships (by Craig Thompson) – 11
Brig. Gen. Muir to Command 87th – 11
Wheeler Franked Anti-War Speeches – 12
96 R.A.F. Planes Down, Say Nazis – 12
Pan-American Unit Honors Liberator – 13
A New York Question-and-Answer Booth for Service Men (photo) – 13
Tokyo Attention Now on Thailand – 14
Heavy Loss Reported in Reich from R.A.F. – 14
Links Transocean to Hostile Drive – 15
East Indies Ready, Dutch Fliers Told – 16
Brisk Guerrilla War Held Raging in Latvia – 16
‘Pockets’ Retard Nazis (by Hanson W. Baldwin) – 17
Charge Persecution in Greek Territory – 17
Texts of the Day’s War Communiques – 18-19
British Ready to Back U.S. to Hilt in Any Action Taken Against Japanese (by Robert P. Post) – 19
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Italians attack Malta harbor
Friday, July 25, 1941 www.onwar.com
In the Mediterranean... During the night, Italian “explosive boats” and “human torpedoes” attempt to attack shipping in Grand Harbor, Malta.
It's important for everyone to understand that, at this particular point in time, US leaders believed B-17 Flying Fortresses could be effective weapons against enemy navy ships at sea.
So, when General Marshall sent B-17s to Hawaii or the Philippines, in Marshall's mind, he was helping to protect those places against attacks by the Japanese navy.