Churchill to CIGS:

What are the arrangements in British Columbia for dealing with the Japanese colony there should Japan attack? The matter is of course for the Canadian government, but it would be interesting to know whether adequate forces are available in that part of the Dominion. About thirty years ago, when there were anti-Japanese riots, the Japanese showed themselves so strong and so well organised as to be able to take complete control.

Destroyer HMS Avon Vale commissioned.

FRANCE: Céline in La Gerbe, "Are the Jews responsible for this war or not? Let us have the answer down black on white, you acrobatic scribblers."

TURKEY: Ankara: The heavy emphasis in mutual goodwill and friendly relations in the treaty signed here this afternoon is a reflection of the deep mistrust Turkey and Bulgaria have long felt for each other.

Bulgaria has never ceased to fear that one day Turkey will seek to regain the territory lost after the Great War and in the Balkan Wars before it, while the build-up of German troops in Bulgaria in recent weeks has alarmed the Turks, who are worried that the Germans' next blow will be delivered in the Balkans and threaten Turkey.

JAPAN:  Foreign Minister MATSUOKA Yosuke states that the white race must cede Oceania to the Asiatics.  "This region has sufficient natural resources to support from 600 million to 800 million people. I believe we have a natural right to migrate there” says Matsuoka.

AUSTRALIA: Minesweeper HMAS Castlemaine laid down.