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Side 1: Part 1: BBC News received via shortwave in New Zealand.
Headline news:
Armistice in Iraq.
Situation in Crete described as 'desparate' by Australian war minister.
British bombers attack Italian shipping.
American ambulance drivers detained in Germany
German raid on Dublin
Clothes rationing in Britain.
Commentary by J.B. McGeachy -- Armistice signed in Baghdad.
Side 2: (1) Part 2: Partial recording of a commentary by Cyril Lakin, 1/6/41. Clothes and boots are now rationed in Britain.
(2) Partial recording of a report by Edward Ward on the fighting qualities of the Māori on Crete. He reports stories told to him by evacuated Māori soldiers. One small soldier carried a comrade on his shoulders over tough country for two whole days. 3/6/41
(3) News, 3/6/41. Partial recording of Radio Newsreel.
Bombs dropped on the Ruhr region of Germany and Berlin.
American aircraft manufacturers are to pool their resources to produce a standard type.