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MERCHANTMEN DEFENCE
DENIED BY GERMANY LONE VOICE IN WORLD (British Official Wireless.) Reed. 2.1-5 p/m. RUGBY, Oct. 23. -'■A German broadcast announcement that in. future Holland will allow only British merchant ships to enter Dutch territorial waters after the surrender of their armament is not quite accurThe entry into Dutch ports of merchantmen of all nations fitted with guns for self-defence is regulated by a Netherlands proclamation of neutrality. Merchantmen such as British are armed -only for • self-defence against German',U-boats which sink British and' neutral ships.■.The wordmg- of the Dutch proclamation is such that British ships trading to Dutch ports, and generally armed for self-prdtection. against German ships,''will’ suffer no restriction. The claim in Germany that arming for self-defence Converts a merchant vessel into a Warship is not in accordance with international law, under ■which' 1 such arming is a normal and recognised procedure. Germany is the only country denying the right of merchtmtm® ll defend themselves when attacked by submarines determined bn sinking them.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20077, 25 October 1939, Page 11
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167AT SEA Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20077, 25 October 1939, Page 11
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