ICELAND PROTECTED.
BRITISH FORCE LANDED. ' ' _ LONDON, May 9. It is officially announced that, a British force has landed in Iceland. The Government has, given the Icelandic Government specific guarantees that the force has been landed to ensure Iceland’s security against German invasion. The force will be withdrawn on the conclusion of hostilities. The British Government has made it plain to the Icelandic Government that it has no intention or desire to interfere with the island’s existing administration, and. further, it is prepared at once to negotiate with the Icelandic Government an agreement on trade matters, which, it is expected, would bring material advantage to the inh lanis.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 138, 11 May 1940, Page 6
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107ICELAND PROTECTED. Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 138, 11 May 1940, Page 6
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