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Turkish ambassador, Vichy: interview with Laval, June 22. Portuguese chargé, Berlin:...
Catalogue reference: HW 1/665
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HW 1/665
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1942 June 26
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Turkish ambassador, Vichy: interview with Laval, June 22.
Portuguese chargé, Berlin: German views on Churchill's visit to US, June 20.
Portuguese ambassador, Rio: US interest in the Azores, June 22.
Spanish minister, Istanbul: report of British-US support for anti-Communist revolution in Soviet Union, June 21.
Spanish ambassador, London: British reaction to fall of Tobruk, June 22.
Italian chargé, Buenos Aires: Argentinean views on situation in US, June 9.
Japanese ambassador, Bangkok: Japanese-German friction as a result of German intrigues in east Asia, June 13.
Japanese minister, Madrid: reasons for visit of Spanish Foreign Minister to Italy, June 17.
German ambassador, Tokyo: rumours of coming Japanese attack towards India, June 24.
Japanese minister, Bucharest: US air raid on Romania, June 18.
Italian ambassador, Berlin: reasons for Churchill's visit to US, June 22.
Japanese Foreign Minister, Tokyo: propaganda on Japanese naval successes, June 12; discussions on Germany-Japan air link.
Portuguese minister, Tokyo: rumours of intended Japanese attack on Soviet Union, June 22.
Japanese minister, Lisbon: German information on British-Soviet territorial agreement and US-Soviet discussions on a second front, June 19.
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c/9846
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