In Berlin... Marshal Antonescu, the leader of Romania, agrees to join the Axis powers. There are also talks on preparation for a German attack on Greece by the forces based in Romania. German is putting pressure on all the Balkan states since the Italian invasion of Greece in an attempt to ensure the stability of food and oil supplies.

In New York... The new British Ambassador to the United States, Lord Lothian, talks in New York of the possibility of Britain running out of ready money and securities to pay for arms and says that Britain will need financial help in 1941. In fact by April 1941 British reserves of gold and dollars will be as low as $12,000,000 -- a mere pittance when set against arms expenditure.