Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-11-25 | Page 5 | 12 Axis Steamers Hug Tampico with U. S. Warships Nearby

12 Axis Axi Steamers Hug T Tampico With U. U S. S Warships Nearby TAMPICO Mexico Nov 25 P IP Twelve German and It Italian i merchant ships which had got up I steam stean in apparent preparations to leave this neutral port pert re remained remained re- re at anchor Monday and three United States destroyers were on neutrality patrol patrol patrol pa pa- offshore Sabas editor of the Tampico newspaper La Tribuna said the destroyers were plainly visible through Sunday Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day afternoon Port authorities s he said Identified them as destroyers destroyers de do- reported in the vicinity 10 days ago when four German ships ship made a false start tart to run the British blo blockade kade and one was wass s scuttled in the assumption signaling signaling signaling signal signal- I ing pat patrol ol vessels ass were urn British There was nothing to indicate the presence of the neutrality i patrol destroyers caused the German German Ger- Ger Ger 1 I man and Italian ships to remain I in port The neutrality patrol is not intended to interfere with movements of ot merchant shipping of any nation I