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SWIFT SUCCESSES IN SYRIA
Allied Forces Take Vital Suweida Outpost
BRITISH LAND IN LEBANON
British Armies Striking For Two Chief Cities
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JAP. ARMY WARNING TO N.E.I.
Tokyo officialdom con- tinues to maintain the utmost reserve regarding Netherlands East
the
Indies crisis.
It is however, reported with- out official confrmation that Mr. Matsuoka, Japanese Foreign
intends to send fresh- Minister, Instructions to the Japanese dele- gation within a few days thus
An announcement that *British warships landed a
AFTER SMASHING ACROSS THE SYRIAN BORDER IN A detachment of troops ormed with Tommy-guns FRONTAL OFFENSIVE AGAINST THE GERMAN BASES ESTA- on the coast of Lebanon, BLISHED IN THE MANDATED TERRITORY,
THE ALLIED south of Beirut, yesterday FORces have cAPTURED THE VITAL OUTPOST OF SUWEIDA, morning, was made last
IN THE JEBEL DRUSE AREA, JUST OVER 50 MILES from DAM- night by the Vichy news
ASCUS, THE SYRIAN CAPITÀL. agency.
The fall of Suweida was officially admit-paving the way for further con- ted in Vichy only eight hours after the Allied penetration of Syria and Lebanon. Suweida- is 20 miles north of the Transjordan border and is connected by rail and road with Dam.
The British naval forces, adds the agency, consisted of one battleship, two cruiser, and Ave 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 artillery, are attempting to ad-
road leading vance along the from the Syrian frontier to Damascus.
"Our troops of all arms, whom
attack has this unprecedented
not taken unawares, are bravely doing their duty."--Reuter.
BRITIAN EXPLAINS TO VICHY
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A British Note, express- ing regret that an inva- sion of Syria had become a necessity, is already en route in Vichy, if it has not already arrived, it was reliably learned in London yesterday.
have
The Note was said to been prepared as a prelude to the British action
A most reliable source told In- ternational News the Note says the steps were made necessary due to the loss of "the integrity, independence and neutrality of "certain parts of the French Empire
belleved the Note in be ing delivered, or has been deliver
5,000 DROWNED
IN INDIAN CATASTROPHE
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At least 5,000 were drowned in a cyclonic storm which razed several villages in the Calcutta area yesterday.
was
The Delta of the
River Ganges suddenly inundated by a gigantic tempest, causing one of the worst catastrophes in modern Indian history.
Torrential down- pours accompanied by a terrific whirlwind, trapped thousands of villagers in their huts. -International News
Service.
Three-
Sided
Attack
"The British and
by important neutral French invasion of HE NOTE IS DESCRIBED and Lebanon is devel
EPLAINING THAT BRI-
WHAS NOW DESIGNS ON ing into a large FRENCH EMPIRE AND three-sid
DOES NOT WISH TO FIGHT
FORMER ALLIES. BUT the IGNOMINOUS USE
OF
FRENCH BASES BY THE GER- MANK EMY NECESSITATED THERMAJORE BRITISH ACTION DER WAY!ARINTER-
VENSERVICE
the National-
ation'
ascus.
The Jebel Druse area for many years has been a centre of anti-French unrest. The natives there for long have fought French rule and domination.
tact between the Dutch and Jap- anese delegations.
tions
The nature of the new instruc- could not be determined; nevertheless wneir importance is
foreshadowed he renorts that Mr. Matsuoka intends to draft these
after full consulations with the Navy, Overseas Affairs Ministries and other Government depart-
ments concerned.
the army
Meanwhile,
organ,
Kokumin Shimbun". voiced yet another warning
to the Nether- Zanda East Indies, urging the procras- Dutch Colony to drop
and awake from that It is believed in London
as the result of the Allied Inva-tigating, tactics
the foolish dream that its inter- the British armies are striking for slon of Syria. the
of two chief Syrian cities
"The future policy and action of cats can be served best by expand- defence against Damascus and Beirut. So far the the Axis is now entirely dependenting nitary
of action France Japan. fighting apparently has been sharp on the course
THE PAPER, ADDS THAT but brief.
pursues against the British in
JAPAN WILL BE FORCED TO The Allied attacks were launch-Syria," it was declared.
RELATIONS ed from all the Syrian borders, The Nazis claim it is now RECONSIDER and the British, it is indicated, are France's "privilege," as well as WITH THE NETHERLANDS to defend her EAST INDIES IN A DIFFERENT attacking from at least two direc-her "obligation," tions, and possibly three.
territory. In accordance with terms LIGHT IF BATAVIA, PERSISTS THERE IS A' POSSIBILITY | within the framework of the IN MAINTAINING AN "INSIN- THAT THE BRITISH NAVY. Franco-German Armistice.-Inter- CERE AND HAUGHTY FRONT."
-REUTER. WHICH HAS ALREADY PUT national News Service.
TROOPS ASHORE ON THE LEBANON COAST, MAY CAR- RY OUT A MAJOR ATTACK.
Nazi Reaction
The Vichy Government has protested to Britain, saying that "the invasion of Syria by British troops or mercenaries of Britsin is
act of hostility against French sovereignty."
an
The word "mercenaries" is be- lieved to be an allusion to the Free French forces.
Meanwhile, in Berlin, France is viewed by German Foreign
·Office clroles” as facing, a' major test in Frando-German relations
Agrorisky, from Ankara Radio.
He cited reports that the Bri- tish Mediterranean Fleet 18 cruising within gunshot range of Syrian ports.
The main British objectives, according to Mr. Agronsky's in- formation, are: Zare,
Beirut, Aleppo and Damascus,
"Haifa
Syria. The forces from Palestine are
apparently using the Beirut coast road, shake
PMR. AGRONSKY COMMENTA ED THAT THE ONLY WAY THE GERMANS CAN HELP VICHY IN SYRIA IS BY AIR AND THE NEXT FEW DAYS: WILL SHOW IF THEY HAVE MADE EFFEC TIVE POLITICAL GROUND-
DRR IN STRELA TORE 1924 INNING, MILITARY ACTION.
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