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ITALY'S THREE-HOUR ULTIMATUM: GREEK APPEAL TO BRITAIN
GREEK AND ITALIAN forces are now en- gaged in a battle by land, sea and air, follow.. ing the Italian attack at dawn. yesterday. Greek determination: to resist has been shown by many popular demonstrations, carried out even during air-raids, and by the Greek Gov- ernment's statement that it has full con- fidence in Britain's response to an appeal for certain assistance.
The authorities have issued: instructions. to organise AR:P. and food and water sup- plies and say that there are ample supplies of food. Hoarding is forbidden.
When the Italian Minister pre- sented: the ultimatum yesterday calling on the Greeks to allow the Fascists to occupy "certain strate- gle points," General' Metaxas ask- ed what these points were.
The Italian Minister had to re- ply he did not know!
General Metaxas then said that' the Italian. note represented, an ultimatum which the Greek Gov ernment took, as a declaration of war.
The Italian, Minister: said that the Italian troops would start moving at Ga.m.
In addition to receiving the British Minister, General. Me-
ITALY'S
FORCE IN
HITLER TO
TRY AND WIN
OVER LEOPOLD?
The belief in Ber- lin that Hitler may shortly meet King Leopold of the Bel gians was reported: by the Berlin correspon- dent of the Stockholm "Tidningen" yester-. day. The message adds that neither con- firmation nor denial: can be obtained: Reuter.
ITALIAN
ALBANIA CAMP
The Italians have now
taxas; also saw the Ministers of in Albania ten or elèven Yugoslavia and Turkey and-had
of Turkey.
to Britain were among the flest steps taken. →→ Reuter.
ITALIAN NOTE
STRAFED
a 15-minute, telephone conver- divisions and some auxi- A successful attack on sation with M..inenu, President liary troops, numbering an enemy encampment in The order for general mobilisa- 200,000. altogether, Reuter Abyssinia was announced tion and the sending of an appeal learns in authoritative in a communique issued
quarters in London:. in Nairobi last night.
Foodstuffs and communications The communique says that on have been prepared in order to (Oct. 20 South African aircraft: at- avoid reliance of sea communicataciced a military encampment at tions, and it is known there has Maji, Abyssinia, which was bomb- been considerable road constructed and tion near the frontier in readiness scored, direct hits on buildings in“
machine-gunned. and ||for an advance..
the target area with heavy bombs. Biggest concentration of troops causing fires and large explosions. An. admission that a is at Argyrocastro, and the second. Despite heavy AA and MIG.
largest at Koritza. Note was presented to the therefore appear that the Italians craft were unscathed.
It would ro from the ground all our air- Greek. Government in the are planning a double advance Other units of the South African first along a line parallel to the Air Force: carried out extensive early hours of yesterdaycoust, and to the west of Janina, reconnaissances on Oct::25 and 20 morning was made on the with that town as the main ob but there is nothing to report.
jective, and the second from Reuter official Italian radio dur- Koritza: towards Salbalka. :
ing the afternoon.
Main. Defence Lina
No mention: was, made of any
constitute a more formidable Italian demands on Grecco but, it The Janina route, offers four na threat to Gresde. was: nanounced that, the Note ac- tural difficulties; and; is belloyed }:/ The Greek land army is a com- cused Greece of allowing Britain to be less strongly defended, petent; fighting force and is likely to use naval, and ali bases in whereas an advance, from Köritza']"to" give a good account of Itself, Greek Islands and Macedonia, and would encounter, mountain bar but it suffers from a shortage of warned the Greek Government of İriers and the Grools army's main modern equipment while the. the dangers of such a policy. Jdefence line. E
Greek alr force is weak in ntun- 'Reuter,
On the other hand it would bers. Reuter,