FRI 5 JUL 1940
Vichy France breaks off diplomatic relations with Great Britain.
President Roosevelt invokes Export Control Act against Japan by prohibiting exportation, without license, of strategic minerals and chemicals, aircraft engines, parts, and equipment.
Admiral James O. Richardson arrives in Washington for conferences with the President and Navy and State Department officials concerning the retention of the U.S. Fleet in Hawaiian waters. He will depart to return to the fleet on 17 July.
Light cruiser Omaha (CL-4) relieves light cruiser Trenton (CL-11) as flagship for Squadron 40-T (Rear Admiral David M. LeBreton) at Lisbon, Portugal.
Heavy cruisers Wichita (CA-45) (Rear Admiral Andrew C. Pickens) and Quincy (CA-39) reach Rio Grande du Sol, Brazil.
Light cruiser Phoenix (CL-46) departs Balboa, C.Z., for Valparaiso, Chile (see 12 July).
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