MOBILE POLICE UNIT

Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 36, 6 November 1942, Page 5

MOBILE POLICE UNIT

Fighting Fifth Column (Received November 5, 7.5 p.m.) NI3W YORK, November 4. , A mobile 'Unit of military police, about 30,000 strong, arined with machineguns, has been formed to fight fifth columnists and SftbtoeurS. Colonel Dillon, the Froyost Marshall sail! he was no alarmist, but we could expect a rising of the fifth cohimin with any attack on the United States. , A United States Government report published in Montevideo reveals that, a Nazi spy ring with headquarters in Valparaiso, Chile; operated in seven cities. There have been'7l proven.cases of espionage, many of which were responsible for the torpedoing of,ship& Nazi' spieb in Valparaiso made direct communication with Hhinburg by secret transmitter. 'The United States Federal Communications Commission located the transmitter and discovered the code, and began intercepting messages in May, 1941. , . , In Buenos Aires ; pro-Nazi National ists hurled eggs and oranges at the former President of Argentina, Mr. Augustin .Justo, ahd precipitated a fiot after Mr. Justo had delivered a speech before the British Chamber of Commerce, in which he pledged support for tile United Nations and challenged Argentina’s foreign .policy. , -■ Mr. Justo is expected to be a Candidate at the 1943 Presidential elections. Police invoked the regulations under Argentina’s -state* of siege which was proclaimed by President Castillo, and cancelled il iuehting sulnittoned by labour tiniobg. nt which it Wils intended to pay homage to the Soviet.