NEGRO REPUBLIC

Wairarapa Times-Age, 19 October 1942, Page 2

NEGRO REPUBLIC

LIKELY TO CO-OPERATE WITH UNITED NATIONS

LANDING OF AMERICAN TROOPS REPORTED. STRATEGIC WEST AFRICAN AREA. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) LONDON, October 17. United States troops have arrived in Liberia. A United States representative left Liberia yesterday after extensive discussions with President Barclay. The subject of the discussions was not disclosed, but probably, the German Consul-General and his staff will be requested to leave Liberia. Other Germans were evacuated in a Vichy plane via the Ivory Coast some weeks ago. It is understood that Liberia will shortly announce her co-operation with the United Nations. With a coastline of about 350 miles, Liberia, the negro republic of Africa, extends from Sierra Leone on the west to the Ivory Coast on the east. Running inward, with a width in some places of 200 miles, the republic covers an area of about 43,000 square miles.

AMERICAN FORCE ABOUT A DIVISION. ACCORDING TO ENEMY REPORT. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) (Received This Day, 11.10 a.m.) LONDON, October 18. A message from Monrovia states that the American force in Liberia is large. The R.A.F. has established a base at Monrovai for anti-U-boat patrols. The Berlin radio, quoting a French report, said the number of American, troops landed in Liberia is estimated at about one division.