CBS: Elmer Davis and the News
The Battle of Flanders continues
May 30, 1940

1). The Battle of Flanders still goes on. Germans claim the entire coastal situation will be cleaned up by the end of the week. Dunkirk is still held by British Marines but German air raids have done damage. Some troops are starting to be withdrawn across the channel. The attack on England no longer seems quite so certain. Germans claim their POWs are being mistreated.

2). Italy and Spain may enter the war very soon.

3). The Civilian Defense Council in America held its first meeting. FDR to ask for more defense appropriations.

Timeline: May 30, 1940
Belgian Ministers hold a Cabinet meeting in Limoges, France. They declare that it is impossible for the King to reign, due to being under the power of German invaders.