Queen Wilhelmina and King Leopold issued a joint appeal for
peace, with an offer of good offices to the belligerent powers.
The British Admiralty announced that in the southern part
of the North sea, certain light forces, including two Polish
destroyers, were in action with German aircraft, no damage
was done to any ship.
The British air ministry announced that a number of air actions
took place over the North sea. An Luftwaffe aircraft approaching
the Shetlands was driven of by anti-aircraft fire and then
chased away by British aircraft. Other Luftwaffe aircraft
were sighted and two were engaged by the British Royal Air
Force (RAF) patrols many miles out over the North sea, but
escaped in cloud. Further photographic and visual reconnaissances
over North West Germany were made by the British Royal Air
Force (RAF) aircraft. One machine failed to return.
Lord Halifax made a world broadcast on Britain's war aims
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