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NAZI 'PLANES LAND IN SYRIA
PETAIN General Wavell Given Authority To Act
ASKS FOR ALL FRENCH
BLIND FAITH
Marshal Petain, in broadcast speech yester- day, referred to Admiral Darlan's recent talk with Hitler in Germany.
He said: "I have approved the principles of this meeting"
and added, "This new meeting will enable us to see clearly the road into the future and to continue the talks begun with the Ger- man Government.
"OPINION THAT IS APPRE- HENSIVE BECAUSE IT IS MIS- INFORMED NO LONGER MEASURES OUR CHANCES AND RISKS AND JUDGES OUR ACTIONS TO-DAY
"The question for you French- men now is to follow me without reservation along the path honour and national interest.
oti
"If we successfully complete the negotiations now in
pro.
the
gress, while maintaining strictest discipline of our public spirit, France will
overcome
her defeat and will be able to maintain In the world her
European and
position as a
colonial power."Reuter.
"Honour Forbids"
In view of Mr. Eden's revela- tion regarding the position in
Syria it is recalled that on April 7 Marshal Petain, broadcasting an appeal for national unity, sa.d: "Honour forbids us to take any action against our former allies.
"But the integrity of the country demands that
sources
of our vitai supplies should be preserved. It is against these needs that dissident propagan diata are dally in revolt. "The blood of Frenchmen already flowed in fratricidal fight- ing. That is enough."-British Wireless.
BRITISH HOLD THE INITIATIVE
has
SHIPS IN U.S. BOARDED
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The United States Coastguard yesterday boarded all French ships in U.S. harbours.
First ship boarded Was the freighter "Alencon," in Oak- land, Cal., on board which
24-hour watch has been order- ed to 'prevent sabot- age. International News Service.
C
On
Staging Posts
Way To Iraq
AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT BRITAIN WILL TAKE ACTION AGAINST GERMAN AIRCRAFT IN SYRIA WAS MADE BY THE FOR- EIGN SECRETARY, MR. ANTHONY EDEN, AT QUESTION TIME IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS YESTERDAY.
Mr. Eden declared detailed information at Government's disposal showed the French authorities in Syria are allowing German air-
TROJAN
craft to use Syrian aerodromes as staging HORSE
posts for flight to Iraq.
The British Government consequently FEARS
had given full authority for action to be
taken against these German aircraft on Mr. Ernest Syrian aerodromes. (Loud cheers).
AXIS MISSIONS ARRIVE IN IRAQ THROUGH SYRIA
A number of German 'planes with dis- guised markings have landed at three Syrian aerodromes, apparently en route to Iraq, it was reliably learned in Cairo yesterday.
The presence at Beyrouth of a high Ger- man personage, who is engaged in conversa- tions with the Italian armistice commission and the French authorities, is reported by a traveller who has arrived in Cairo from Syria.
Another report received iti Cairo says that a certain number of German aircraft have already arrived in Iraq, bringing pagandists, agitators and similar Axis specialists.
pro- other
Their arrival is said to have followed an urgent appeal by Raschid All.
Private sources in Cairo report thut a certain number of Nazi aircraft recently landed at Rajak aerodrome, in Syria.
Other information received in
SECRET
SESSION
PLANNED
Cairo is that two Axis m'litary The Commons will missions are now In Baghdad, where they arrived a few days shortly hold a secret ses- ogo in 'planes which flew oversion to discuss the Minis- Syrian territory.
THE ITALIAN MISSION CON- try of Supply.
British troops retain the GERMAN MISSION NUMBERS terday afternoon
15, WHO ARRIVED IN
SISTS OF TWO ITALIAN AIR Mr. Aneurin Bevan, back bench GENERALS AND STAFF. THE Labourite, in the Commons yes- asserted there TWO was much public anxiety on the matter of supply and asked whe- ther this would be allayed by a private session,
offensive in the Tobruk AEROPLANES. REUTER.
and Sollum areas, it was stated in authoritative to be in a most awkward post- last nine or 10 days but appear Cairo circles last evening. tion
Rain is beginning to fall In Abyssinia, the Amba the permanent rains have Alagi ring is closing in, yet begun
but not
·Me: : Churchill declared Gov- ernment would have welcomed a public session.
He did not agree there was so much anxiety and he hoped to
Bevin,
Minister of Labour, Mr. Eden continued: "The speaking in London yes-
French Government cannot escape
responsibility for this situation. terday, said: "From my Their action under Gerinan point of view Hess is a
ders in permitting these fights is
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clear nieuch of the armistice murderer. terms and inconsistent with the
"You can understand my feel- under akings given by the Frenching about Hess when I tell you
Government.”
he was the man who collected In reply to Mr. Ernest Shin-
every index card of every trade well (Labour), who asked whe-union leader in Germany and the ther we could no longer place Social Democrats, and when the any reliance in the Vichy Gov-me came they were either sent eriment, Mr. Eden said:
to concentration camps or mur- "As regards these particular dered. circumstances I have made It!
"I DO NOT BELIEVE HITLER plain that appropriate action Is DID NOT KNOW HESS WAS being taken."
COMING TO ENGLAND.
Force In Suggestion
"For a good many years I have had to deal with these totalitar- ian gentlemen and Communists, Mr. Cocks (Labour), interposed: and I have seen this kind of stunt "Is it not a fact that since the over and over again. Vichy Government has left the League of Nations the mandate for Syria no longer exists?" (Continued on Page 16)
"I am not going to be deceived by any of them. Hess is no man I would ever
negotiate with."- Reuter.
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Further Successes In the show-that great progress was be- and the military spokes- lakes area south of Addis Ababaing made, but anything more fool- yesterday'sish than to give facts and figures Nairobi communique..!
in detalls in public, which would steadily losing a daily
An Italian position was attack- go to Lisbon and then to Germany, toll of positions and pri-ed yesterday and 500 prisoners he could not imagine.
taken. In addition two batteries "WE REALLY MUST LEAVE of artillery, five light tanks and "SOME WORK FOR THE an anti-tank gun were captured. | GERMAN
soners,
The Italians have been putting gallanty show “during¡ ¡the
INTELLIGENCE."
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