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Show MAY CLOSE NORTH SEA TO SHIPPING Lt DON Sep 10 p m The o s general d s ues on of th pops oil v that Englanl maj cose the orth sea, block ad inc t co nplote f the trouble with floating m nes continues The government pos tion is that the shipp ng of neutral nations s in great danger because of German m es L,ng and has repeated y stated that s e w 1 not resort to the use of m nes Afte t e m no sweeperB f ee the North sea of t e o yuct ons ho vever naval strate i gi ts ise t e exclus on of " esse s jvh m g t p ant more mines ch act on would 1 m t the comn e ce of Holland Denmark Norwa and bwe j 1 den cutting off Germany s source of food : j supp y ! r e Brit sh offic als saj there s abu dant ev dence t at m ne ayerb ave op 1 erated under neutral flags and that s : the Intention to keep the st ctest wa over a craft n t e North sea |