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AUCHINLECK'S DESPATCHES Eighth Army Handicapped In Desert
Tank Inferiority Burma Independence BURBERRYS
To Rommel
London, Jan. 15.
General, now Field Marshal, Sir Claude Auchin- ·
leck, British Commander-in-Chief of Middle East forces from 1949 to 1942, sald today that the conduct of the Eighth Army desert battle with Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's troops was "always handicapped" by “lack of know- ledge of Soviet capabilities and intentions." In a lengthy despatch published in the London Gazette Auchinleck described the bitter
· Middle East military operations from Nov. 1, 1041. to Aug. 15, 1942
Lack of adequate equipment exploit their success in Malay in desort warfare, and the un-and Burma by advancing into| expected withdrawal of troops Indis from the Northeast,
wore
to the Far East to meet the Japanese attack, also given as reasons for the even- Lual retreat from Tobruk to El Alamein.
Japanese Threat
+
"For the time being, we were in no position to offer effective resistance by sea, land òr air to any offensive,
General Auckinlock revealed that in May, 1042 "apart from boldly westward without pause "Should the Japaneso press one aperation, there were no for consolidation, the Indian aircraft either in Malta or the Empire would be in grave dan. rest of the Middle East capable er. In that event the security of reaching. Tripoli, nor were of the essential supply line Baltimorea yat capable of bomb-would be threatened. The Mid- ing Hangbazi by day."
He paid tribute to the Rusdle East and india were there-
fore inter-dependent.” ** Bians' heroic, stund at Stalin. The General said that as a grad, which stood between the result of this "gloomy" picture Middle East and the graven he decided to give up plans for danger," but referred time and
an offensive in Libya. Again, to the dimeulties encoun-
"We should rather соп- tered in attempting to cooperate with the Soviet military com defences in
contrate strengthening our the Middle Eart mandera.
and spare all we could to re- inforce India in the hope of checking the Japanese advance before it should be too late,"
Handicapped
he wrote.
On
Turkey
"The succespful Russian counter-offensive in the winter of 1941 to 1942 offset the loss of promised reinforcements in point of time," he wrote, “but!
At the same time General Au- not as regards, the size of the chinleck said he ordered "fresh forces, which would eventually positions to be fortified in be required to garrison the Northern Palestine and along whole command if the Germans the Jordan" and urged; that should take the offensive once fevery effort should be made to i more and defeat the Russians, send the Turks small arms, en- "We were always handicapgineering stores, motor vehicles ped in our calculations, I may say, by lack of knowledge of Soviet capabilities and inten. Lions."
Describing plans to fight the enemy in Northern Persia to proiect bases and oil installa. tons at the head of the Por- sian Gulf. It was necessary to | explore and propare the ground,
the general said.
and raw material for their munition factories..
The Turks, for their part,, though obviously anxious to ac- cept our
aid and to see our cause successful, were extreme- ly careful to avoid any action which might cause Germany to neutrality, and question their this made it most difficult to! Take really effective prepara. | tions to assist them."
The preparation of defences and communicatione in Iraq and Syria
Britain's Chancellor of the Ex cheguer, Sir Stafford Gripps (right) ir-seen speaking during ceremonies at Berkeley Square, London, on Jan. A to mark the inauguration of the independence of the Union of Barma. Staled at left is Sir Maung Gyet, Burmese Ambassador- Designgle. (Associated Press Photo),
AMERICA
RIDING ON A
WAVE OF INFLATION
Washington, Jan. 15. President Truman declared today that American prosperity is riding a wave of Inflation to- ward the perll of a serious business slump.
continued throughout 21 DEAD IN
LANDSLIDE
-Russian Refusal "Thoi facilities the Russians, who controlled this zone, would not give us," he wrote. "More- May over, we had no information of "At the end of May the Ger- their plans for the offence in man launched their expected the Caucasus. We asked that offensive in Russia and from arrangements be made without that moment the danger, delay for us to cooperate with against which we were still no the Russians: But this seemed ill-prepared, steadily grew impossible, owing. apparently more imminent. Simultaneous- to the Russian, high command's ly Rommel launched an attack inaistence on centralisation and in Cyrenalca," he said. great sccrocy."
Tobruk's Fall
Later Auchinleck said the The enemy attacked Tobruk Eighth Army "acted indepen-on June 20 and tanks "renched dently" and ment reconnaissance the harbour the same evening, parties Into Northern Persia to the General said, adding that procure at least some of the és "exact and reliable accounts of sential information.
the fighting are still unobtain- able,"
Dar-Es Salaam, Jan. 15.
A landslide killed 3" Africam, seriously injured 15 athies and destroyed the homer of 24 more mari on the main Kinsa-Ijakara Rond in Tanganyika today.
A mile of raad was deluped in racks, earth and torrents of water, Huli werre "buried in the debris.-Reuter.
DUTCH ORDER FOR
--MOUNTBATTEN
London, Jan. 14.
Keying his eccond annual economic report to a renowed plea for legislative power to cope with soaring orlees, the President told the Republican-dominated Congress:
arc
"The American people keenly aware that inflation is the dominant problem in our affairs."
Truman used urgent words in demanding once again the full ten-paint anti-infintion programme which the lawmakers refused him during last autumn's special ses- sion. He asserted that stand-by price, wage and rationing authori ty is needed, needed badly and needed promptly.
Word To Labour In addition to Congressional action, the President called upon business to cut prices wherever Possible, "regoing a quick and dangerous excess profit in favour of long-run stabilliy,"
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King George has granted "These parties established The battle for Egypt dovolop teleted permission to Earl Mount good relations with the Pered rapidly after this selback batten, Governor-General of India, slans and did their work with and the Eighth Army retreated to wear the Grand Crom of the Or- littlo friction," he added.
the to El Alamein until finally-it der of the Netherlands Lion,
London Cazette announced "stopped the enemy's drive an
fedtoy.
derate" in a third round wage The despatch detailed the Egypt and laid the foundations Earl Mountbatten, by the Queen of US$7,500,000,000 Treasury sur The decoration was bestowed on demands; and he insisted that the Eighth Army's initial successed on which to build out future the Netherlands for his services to plus in sight for next June 30 in Eastern Cyrenaica which led
counter-stroke." Axsociated the Dutch navy to the destruction of "over two Press.
during the war. must be used to lower the na
tional debt, not to cut tax rates 'thirds of the enemy forces in
as the Republicans propose to do, the area and the relief of theỷ --
Truman said of international Tobruk garrison," and then re- lated the arrival of enemy re- inforcements and the Eighth Army's retreat back to EI Alamein.
High Cost
Learning to handle tanks In
Reuter.
Plebiscite Talk
In Batavia
Batavia, Jan. 15.
the desert "cost us dearly, The Antara News Agency, of the Indonesian Re- Auchinleck admitted.
public quoted, informed sources today, as say Ing that matters concerning a plebiscite un- der International observation" were included
in the latest proposals of the United Nations
Good Offices Committee for a cease fire in the Netherlands East Indies.
affairs:
"Our acchomic reintions should be such as to nid in the restora- tion of Europe under the Euro- penn recovery programme.”
He added that "in £ frame- work of increasing world pro- sperity, our country can move forward most confidently to meat the problems of our domestic | economy."—Associated Press.
Somaliland Incident
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"In spite of the gallantry with which they fought, our armoured; troops were worsted In: almost every encounter with! the enemy tanks, not only be cause they were comparatively inexperienced but also becauso, The Republieis gluating the 1 in any disputed areas of Javé,
London, Jan. 15. the enemy tanks mounted guns committee proposals as amended Sumatra and Madoern between
The War. Once spokesman to of greater range...
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of defence inside your bisliding? six months and a year after any day charged that "pro-Italian "Whenever our tanks at An Antara dispatch from Jogja, political settlement between the Bomalls, known to be bribed by tompled to take the anomy in karta -. quoted-- an unikkentified | Netherlands, and the Republic. Intorested foreigners," "caused the roar,, they were confronted source to the effect that the lo- The Republic claims all three the incidents. In Mogadishu in by, formidable 88-millimetro publican reply was expected to alanda Associated Press,
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The spokesman added there Another difficulty, the gene ed to the vice-cha
was no need to identify thej oral: nalj)," "was the war in the Netherlands delegat
ftvalgmere, Far East --which" "gravely, af- HLFX: van Vredi fected our plans in the Middierit the Dutch podia
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