DANISH OFFICIALS
Dismissal By Puppet Government Ignored CONSULS IN AUSTRALIA CANBERRA, May 26 Because of their pro-Allied svm pathies, the Consul-General for Den^ Australia, Count E H Shack, and the vice-Consul, Dr E fv^ er ' h ? v «v been dismissed from Government Y the puppet Danish .as haH Shack and Dr. Fisher recentlv had been instructed by the Danish l ? SeV t er relations with Tifov .i , Legation in London, rwi refused. The Commonwealth Government would continue to recognise Count Shack and Dr. Fisher \Tin,-,£ Urtm V, c - ca ! led that the Danish ' btei in ashmgton signed an A^rn m ?QIi Wltl ? the Uniled States in 1941 • whereby air bases facilities were granted to the United States in Greenland. After that the lJanish Minister received a telegram from the Danish Foreign Office recalling him and disclaiming the agreement. The United States Government, however, has since continued to recognise him. In December, 1941, the Danisb Minister in London informed British Government that in view Qf Denmark's adherence to the antiComintern pact he was no longer prepared to take orders from it.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 123, 27 May 1942, Page 7
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