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...issue is something. You hit the tops I think. Yes, I have heard about that exciting memo you sent to the staff, how you had to make waste paper out of the Emir and the wonderful follow-up of last week's Zamzam with this week's Robin Moor...
...crews which were working for us on double time on Sunday was a crew of carpenters summoned to Donnelley's plant for the packaging job! While we are talking about interesting things in this issue of TIME, perhaps I should also tell you that the pictures of the Robin Moor sinking are 100% exclusive with TIME...
Ringing Words. It was a message fairly bristling with indignant phrases, condemning the German Government in scornful terms for last month's "ruthless sinking" of the freighter Robin Moor. The President spoke of "'the act of an international outlaw . . . policy of frightfulness and intimidation . . . conquest based upon lawlessness and terror on land and piracy on the sea. . . ." But the message did not call for a declaration of war. It did not call for any specific action...
Specifically, the President protested three violations of international law in the Robin Moor incident: 1) "The submarine did not display its flag," nor did the commander announce its nationality; 2) the ship was sunk "without provision for the safety of the passengers and crew"; 3) it was sunk "despite the fact that its American nationality was admittedly known . . . and . . . clearly indicated...
...Then the Germans sank the Egyptian Zamzam carrying 138 Americans, and torpedoed the U.S. ship Robin Moor-and relations were further strained when: 1. The Nazis threatened to continue sinking all ships carrying contraband to enemy ports...