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No. 32,168
MONDAY, JUNE 9, 1941
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FIERCE BATTLES IN SYRIA
R.A.F. Supports Blitz Advance
BRITISH LAND IN LEBANON
An announcement that British warships landed a detachment of troops armed with Tommy-guns on the coast of Lebanon, south of Beirut, yesterday !morning, was made last night by the Vichy news
agency.
The British naval forces adds the agency, consisted of one battleship, two cruisers and five destroyers which had been pre- viously seen cruising off Beirut. The agency asserts the troops were "promptly taken prisoners." Latest position of the fight- ing in Syria was given by the Vichy agency last night
"Strong motorised and armour-
ed detachments of British and
de Gaullist troops, supported by
PETAIN AND DARLAN IN A HUDDLE
Marshal Petain and Admiral Darlan hur- riedly conferred as soon as the news of the advance into Syria reached Vidhy, states Rome Radio, quoted by Reuter from London this morning.
Three-
Sided
Attack
British Attacking Along Main Road To Damascus
ALTHOUGH OFFICIAL CIRCLES IN CAIRO ARE AS YET RE- TICENT REGARDING THE PROGRESS OF THE BRITISH, IMPERIAL AND FREE FRENCH FORCES WHICH STARTED THE INVASION OF SYRIA AT 2 O'CLOCK ON SUNDAY MORNING, IT IS KNOWN THAT THE ADVANCE INTO THE TERRITORY IS PROCEEDING AND THAT FIERCE FIGHTING HAS OCCURRED, AND IS STILL RAGING, SOME 20 MILES FROM THE SYRIAN FRONTIER,
While Cairo announces that the Allied GALLANT troops advancing into Syria have made some
progress, it is not known in Cairo whether POLISH
opposition has been encountered or what are
the reactions of the French in Syria, and DESTROYER
"The British and Free authoritative Cairo circles are without any artillery, are attempting to ad-French invasion of Syria very definite news of the situation. vance along the road leading and Lebanon is develop-|
from the Syrian frontier Damascus.
to
this unprecedented attack has
ing into
It is officially announced by R.A.F. Head-
a large scale quarters in the Middle East, however, that "Our troops of all arms, whom three-sided attack from British fighters covering the Allied advance not taken unawares, are bravely the British controlled ter into Syria have encountered no opposition.
doing their duty."-Reuter.
WEYGAND RELUCTANT TO FIGHT
The entry of British troops into Syria has
|ritories of Palestine,
Transjordan and traq.” Only actual news of fighting The French communique says
Vichy,
Government
"
THE PART PLAYED BY THE POLISH DESTROYER, PIORUN, IN THE OPERATIONS AGAINST THE BISMARCK, 18 DESCRIB"" ED.IN AN ADMIRALTY COM- MUNIQUE, ISSUED LAST NIGHT IN LONDON, AS "VERY GALLANT AND EFFIGIENT.” -
The Piorun engaged the Nazi battleship in a "most spirited the destroyer force to spot the manner" after being the first in
enemy...
This is reported by the
where a. British cor- comes from
attacked the troops respondent of the National Broad- Petain
announce- southern frontier of Syria and casting Corporation,
3.45 Martin ment, quoted by the German Lebanon from
yesterday She sustained- no damage or Agronsky, from Ankara Radio, radio, says the British troops in, morning and "contact was made casualties although she came un-
which He cited reports that the Bri- Syria are marching in a souther- with our advance posts,
der heavy fire from the Bismarck, tish Mediterranean Fleet is ly direction.
engaged the enemy in accordance-Reuter. cruising within gunshot range of
(Continued on Page 18) Syrian ports.
Beirut,
The announcement says Aerce The main British objectives, ¡
battles are going on in the moun- according to Mr. Agronsky's in-tains of Djebel Druse, just south formation,
20 are Zare,
of Suweida, which is about Aleppo and Damascus.
miles from Syria's frontier with The forces from Palestine are Transjordan and some 55 miles) apparently using the Haifa-
sou.h-south-east of Damascus. Beirut coast road.
MR. AGRONSKY COMMENT- On Road To Damascus. ED THAT THE ONLY WAY THE
| GERMANS CAN HELP VICHY
The Vichy news agency
"strong .motorised
says and
caused "consternation IN SYRIA IS BY AIR AND THE that and indignation" in poli- NEXT FEW DAYS WILL SHOW armoured detachments" of Bri- IF THEY HAVE MADE EFFEC- tish and Free French troops, sup- tical circles in Vichy, tele-TIVE POLITICAL GROUND- ported by artillery, are encounter- graphs the correspondent WORK IN SYRIA BEFORE BE ing resistance on the road to Dam-
GINNING MILITARY ACTION ascus. of the Zurich newspaper, REUTER. "Neue Zuercher Zeitung.
The correspondent adds that Vichy considers the situation ex- emely tense and it is suggested
U.S. ARMS
that events in Syria may have FACTORY
"unexpected" consequences" DA
anco-British, relations. "
same paper in an editorial.
says the probable explanation
GUTTED
hy. General Weygand refused to FIRE "PRACTICALLY LINE-
go to Syria ds that he is opposed
first ∙an.
General Dantz's headquarters are at Beirut, and the communique from there nounces that the R.A.F. bombsd the aerodrome at Mezze, near Damascus, yesterday morning, -“causing damage, but no casual-
ties."
The R.A.F. have twice raided STROYED? THE WHEELING Beirut, setting, fire to oil dumps
any action against General de MACHINE BELÖDUCTS_COM- Gaulled forces, holding that such RANY FACTORY AT WHEEL
action will lead France towards ING (WEST, VA) WHICH WAS} BERNHARD
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