TEMPORARY HALT

Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 June 1940, Page 6

TEMPORARY HALT

CALLED IN NORWAY

BUT STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM TO CONTINUE. ADVICE OF HIGH COMMAND. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received This Day, 11.10 a.m.) LONDON. June 10. King Haakon and the Norwegian Government Chief of Defence have issued a statement that the Storting (Parliament) decided at its last session that the Government must be maintained in free independence even if it were necessary to move abroad. The Government accordingly agreed on June 7 that the King, the Crown Prince and Government should temporarily reside outside Norway. The Norwegian Government has issued a proclamation that: “The King and Government have removed their residence from the country in order to continue their work there. The Gormans have occupied the greater part of Norway. The British, French and Polish Governments have generously helped, but the hard necessity of war has forced the Allies to gather all the strength on other fronts. Therefore it is impossible to continue the struggle in Norway. “The continued struggle of our forces would lead to the complete destruction of parts of our country remaining free. The High Command has therefore advised the King and Government temporarily to cease the struggle in Norway, but this does not mean giving up the fight for independence. They will continue to ght outside the country. The President of the Storting and commanders of the Army and Navy stand with the King and Government, which, to represent the whole people, has taken in Ministers from all parties.”

GENERAL RUGE PROTEST AGAINST ALLIED POLICY. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received This Day, 11.40 a.m.) STOCKHOLM, June 10. General Fleischer, who commanded the Norwegian Sixth Division, accompanied the Government from Norway. General Ruge, Commander-in-Chief, remained. He sent a message that Norwegians would not reproach, but would try to understand the Allied viewpoint that all troops were needed on the French front.

GERMAN PRISONERS TAKEN AS RECENTLY AS FRIDAY. LAST DAYS OF NARVIK OPERATIONS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received This Day, 12.15 p.m.) LONDON, June 10. The Associated Press of America says fighting in the Narvik region ceased at midnight on Sunday, but as late as Friday morning British and Norwegian troops took prisoner two hundred Germans. Apparently the re-embarkation of the Allied troops was accomplished successfully despite German air attacks. The Allies left considerable quantities of war material, but rendered much unusable.