Word: convoying
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Besides transfer of part of the Navy to Britain, another considered proposal (rumor had it) was to extend the Western Hemisphere to the Azores, thus halving the length of the British convoy trips...
...fruit of winter experiments: hunting in packs. Survivors arriving at a Canadian port told of having been attacked by "at least three or four" German submarines; others arriving in Manhattan referred to "a nest of at least seven subs." In one recent case, nine simultaneous torpedo explosions gave a convoy its first warning of the presence of submarines...
France announced that her Navy would convoy food from abroad to the ports of unoccupied France, a move which will either put a leak in the British blockade or bring the French and British Navies into conflict again. In Paris Vice Premier Admiral Jean Francois Darlan closed a deal under which Germany will help to run French industry (i.e., direct it). From Morocco General Maxime Weygand rushed to Vichy, lunched with Admiral Darlan and assured the new boss that he was no foe of "collaboration." After the luncheon a communique announced that France would defend "any part of her Empire...
...couple of days after his phone call, Reporter Frazer, accompanied by another Canadian censor, went to visit a convoy ship shortly before its sailing time. The censor, preparing to descend to the pilot boat, looked for Reporter Frazer. He was missing. The ship was searched. Still no Frazer. The ship sailed. Safely at sea, Reporter Frazer appeared as a stowaway. He had figured that British naval authorities would laugh off his stunt as a smart newspaper scoop, play ball with him in order to cash in on the romantic publicity. Instead the Canadian Navy got sore at him, still sorer...
...There is idealism left in the conquered people no matter how much they tighten their belts. But there are also the "realists" who say that it's better to play ball with Hitler than starve. The pro-shipment line of argument is given point by Darlan's threat of convoy; a concern for his people and a ticklish situation forced him into this action...