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1.6.41 [George Orwell]

June 1, 2011 in air raid, Baghdad, Britain, censorship, Crete, Damascus, Duke of Hamilton, evacuation, Hansard, Hess, Iraq, MOI, newspapers, oil, Parliament, Political, War-time by orwelldiaries

We are clearing out of Crete. Mention of 13,000 men being evacuated. [1] No mention yet of the total number involved. The most frightful impression will be created if we remove the British troops and leave the Greeks behind, though from a cold-blooded military point of view it might be the right thing to do.

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22.7.40 [George Orwell]

July 22, 2010 in Baltic states, Cripps, Franco, Germany, imports, Moscow, News Chronicle, oil, pan-American conference, Political, Russia, Spain, War-time by orwelldiaries

No real news for days past. The principal event of the moment is the pan-American conference, now just beginning, and the Russian absorption of the Baltic states, which must be directed against Germany. Cripps’s wife and daughters are going to Moscow, so evidently he expects a long stay there. Spain is said to be importing oil in large quantities, obviously for German use, and we are not stopping it. Much hooey in the News-Chronicle this morning about Franco desiring to keep out of the war, trying to counter German influence, etc., etc…. It will be just as I said. Franco will play up his pretence of being pro-British, this will be used as a reason for handling Spain gently and allowing imports in any quantity, and ultimately Franco will come in on the German side.

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