NAVAL BATTLE REPORTED
BRITISH AND FRENCH WARSHIPS ONE DAMAGED-SUPERIOR GUN-POWER NO OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION OF SENSATIONAL STORY (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Sept. 23, 11 a.m.) NEW YORK, Sept. 22 An intercepted German wireless message carried a despatch from Vichy asserting that British warships attacked a French naval squadron off Dakar and damaged one French vessel. Details are obscure. However, it is indicated that the French cruisers returned to Dakar because of the British superior gun-power. MELBOURNE, Sept. 23 The Naval Board advises that there is no official confirmation of the message from New York reporting a BritishFrench naval action off Dakar.
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21225, 23 September 1940, Page 7
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102NAVAL BATTLE REPORTED Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21225, 23 September 1940, Page 7
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