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keep the enemy inconstant anxiety, and compel him to hold troops in readiness all round the European seaboard.
The part played by the Bri- tish Army will be the more valu-
Nevertheless, we have for to-day. The new factor of air able and effective if it is four months successfully faced, warfare wild balance out, or deliberately subordinated to the At present we are main. In its cutest form, the danger ultimately turn to our advan more important operations of order to attain a waterproof taining a huge Navy, build which we had always dreaded.
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If this principle is adopted, we can watch the course of the war, and be content to await our march to Berlin" is a spirited be keenly alert to deal with any oppertunity. We must always
several millions · strong. REVISE OLD "Smash
Supremacy in all three forms of warfare is more
STRATEGY
entiment, but it would be the
longest and costliest path to "esperate attempt at invasion, than the Germans them- Our old principles of national victory. Hitler would like though the risk of this will selves have attempted. Vast strategy are clearly, therefore, nothing better than to see us gradually diminish with the con- in need of revision. The idea land on Expeditionary Force to stunt increase of our naval and though British resources that Britain's safety required us fight him on his own ground, aerial strength. are, it is obviously wise to to theht upon the Continent so where he is strongest. Even if, concentrate them upon the as to keep the enemy away from after long and fierce struggle,
With sen-power on our side, the Straits of Dover need no we beat the German Army, such wo development of those arms longer enter into our calcula- victory would leave us ex- views.
can take big strategical
When which will most quickly pro- tions. The notion that "our hausted both of money and man- Africa begins, it might concely- the Battle of cure victory.
frontier lies on the Rhine" has power. proved out of date by the test
ably be desirable, in addition to MILITARY operations, of actual war.
the huge scale that modern Egypt, to ship a large army to on strengthening the defence of Realisation of this fact should warfare requires, may well crip the Middle East, Based upon give us encouragement. It con- ple the country that engages in
,
The present campaign has already revealed one factor in this problem which we duces to the economy of our then. Hitler, despite his great. India, its maritime lines of com-
Hongkong Telegraph. had underestimated. It has strength. To send an immense is superior resources, will be muniention would be shorter
Friday, December 13, 1940.
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THE rex "Special to the Telegraph"
proved the intrinsic strength Expeditionary Force across the starting on a hazardous adven- and more convenient than those of our insular position to be Channel involves colossal cost in ture, if as is apparently his of the enemy, stretching half. much greater than we had have never been good at fighting vasion of the Balkans by thrust Western Asia down
men and money. Moreover, we intention-he follows up his in- way across Europe and through ever believed.
these great military, campaigns. ing forward through Asia Minor African_Frontier. Phose responsible for British
Our earlier wars against Euro- towards Palestine and Egypt. Should Hitler's Eastern cam-
Ja used by the "Hongkong Telegraph" to indical news which is strictly copyright strategy had always foured that Bean Powers were won with
ratton Ordinance, 1930. Such news as
to the
under the provisions of the Telecommuni- the capture by an enemy of the very limited participation of In the last war, even when paign develop into a swoop upon bears the indication "Us" is received in ports on the other side of the British troops on the Continent. Turkey was the ally of Ger- the oilfields of Iraq, we could longkong on the date of publication by English Channel would bring There were only 9,000 of them many, it was the difficulty of get there first from the Persian
that the United Press Anneciations, who re about our downfall. To avert af Blenheim; no more than 30.- communications
mainly Gulf, and deprive him of his servo all rights and forbid republications, this danger was the principal 000 at Waterloo. either whally or in part without previous air of British policy, both
brought about the collapse of booty by destroying them. German schemes in that part of When we had not the help of the world.
THE RUSSIAN diplomatic and military.
allied armies on the Continent,
Arrangement,
THE FIRST VICTORY
THE BRITISH Empire has won its first victory of this war
on the land. This is the cheer ful and invigorating news which has resounded throughout the peace-loving and democratic na-
tions of the world consequent
upon the British weatern desert
offensive, which has resulted in the retaking of the important sca town of Sidi Barrani and the capture of three Italian generals and several thousands of enemy
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CHANSION
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Timed to perfection and carried out with initiative, gal- lantry and precision, the sweep- ingly successful drive- made by British and Dominion troops has not only struck a serious blow at the Italians already depress-
Greece flasco-but has let the world know that, given fair con- ditions and proper leadership, the Empire's soldiers still rank as the finest in the universe,
There is no need for the
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RIDDLE
Yet now, not only the Chan- we fought against Louis XVI, nel ports, bub those of the Nor. and Napoleon upon the sea, British Army to march to Ber- wegian, Danish, Dutch, and which has always been our most lin-ut any rate before the Nazi
No one can forecast what Belgian coasts as well are in the advantageous battleground, or regime breaks up and the march form the war in that part of the hands of the most formidable vise by sudden raids on Con- facomes a victory parade. world will take. Russin's atti foe we have ever faced.
tinental ports and invasions of The best use for our. military tude is still uncertain. She enemy colonial territories, to resources is to keep them intact, might resent, and even oppose, The possession of these places which our command of the sea ready to be directed against any any attempt by Germany and is of even greater advantage to gave us special facilities of a point where Hitler's far-flung Italy to seize control of the Bos- the enemy than it would have cess.
schemes begin to develop weak- phorus and the Dardanelles, been in any earlier war. Twenty-five years ago the air NAPOLEON'S
Our command of the sea forming the gateway to the will ensure that they can be warm waters of the Mediter- thrown in where the conditions rencan that Russia has long are most favourable to us. coveted.
arm was mainly limited to local
activity. To-day our territory can be continuously attacked from the aerodromes established Narrow Seas. along that coast beyond the
THE
OF
SUCCESSOR
ness.
On the other hand, Germany The may try to bribe Russia into ac will qulesence by the offer of a free
These methods, which beat The main function of our Napoleon, will beat Hitler, who army should be surprise. has succeeded to his position possibility of such action
INSIDE DAKAR
West African waters.
STORY
I understand; not to effect a land- ing at Dakar, but merely to stiffen the local garrison and the garrison in French Equatorial Africa, the Cameroons, and the other African
expedition was
hand in Iran, a country into which she began to extend her Interests 30 years ago, and which the development of the Persian oilfields has now made a far more valuable prize.
Can
The essential thing is to keep our troops in hand to deal with emergencies NA they arise. ed and worried because of the now learned the in-und embarked in a French worship, colonies which had already joined de Secure behind the defences pro- vided by the Royal Navy and side story of the Dakarjeven at night, without the fuct being Gaulle.
known to the enemy's intelligence.
the Royal Air Force, wo adventure.
The truth is that the political pre- agents.
the
steadily build up our strength. It began with high hopes, imprudence- tonst to "our ships at lamentably neglected,
Finally--and this was the height of paration of
Meanwhile, the pressure of the General de Gaulle had received Dakor" was proposed. ani drunk with Weeks before the combined British naval blockade will continue to a large number of assurances enthusiasm at a public banquet in and, French force arrived in West tell. from individual Frenchmen in London several days before General Airleun waters it should have been
Sooner or later, whether it be The achievement in recaptur- but to appear off Dakar with a
French West Africa that he had de Gaulle and his escort arrived in possible to land French intelligence
agents, well provided with gold and in the Near East, in the French ing Sidi Barrani must not be French and British force to be,
There were two good reasons forms, from acroplanes in the hinter-African colonies, or elsewhere,
land, believing that the enemy had got
the chance will occur for us to exaggerated from the military received with open arms,
wind of the de Gaulle enterprise.
There WEPO many French_cich exert dur sea-borne military viewpoint; it means that we But the Bhkar expedition, like the The first was the passage of the in French West Africa who risked tre strength as well.
Lotheiais, arry and air force officers have regained something which bortive expedition to Finland, like sis French cruisers and destroyers less of their enteer, their pension. It is for this contingency and had previously been lost. Its the unfortunate expedition to Nor through the Steafts" of Gibraltar, the imprisonment of their families, not for any vast and venture-
way, took loo long to prepare, tonj most potent aspect is that along to equip, too long to despatch, pration was due to arrive at Daker, tence, If they declared openly for some invasion of Europe that
A few days before the French ex-and even the threat of the death sen- long last our troops have been too long to arrive.
the German bombers arrived at that General de Gaulle.
the British Army should be held. able to assume the offensive. Five wedes elapsed between itsport from Alteciras, bringing with
in readiness. ... Yet they were already secretly pre- How long have they waited for treation and its arrival of Dakar. number of light German off-set to join him. They were, in
During those five weeks the German officers.
Finla, intelligence agents and artillery metsatent Filth Column, hostile this moment! Norway, Flanders, the Italians and the Vichy Govern
to Germany, friendly to ourselves. France, Dunkirk, British Soma-ment were fully informed as to its These are the men who directed Nothing was done about them, liland. northwestern Egypt numbers and probable, destination. the resistance of-Dakar to General though the German Fifth Column in
thousand Frenchmen cannotte Gaulle's advances. They recall retreats, rearguard be equipped in Britain with tropical men who hastily organised gun bat
These are the Dukar was notoriously active. fighting, defensive action and kit and embarked on French vessels teries on the shore, and stiffened the cen And now a postscript. It has re- Provided with a British naval escort:mall French garrison in the port and Fetain's capitulation Lord Gort and not a little disappointment. But without the numberless German airfield defences. These are the men Mr. Duit Cooper arrived at Rabat, were compelled to strip at Cons- the Western Desert victory is the outcome of a well-planned,
in French Morocco, by seaplane in tanza, before they were allowed jing immedlitely aware of the fact,
the hope of seeing M. Mendel and to leave Rumania. skilfully executed offensive, and
fother French statesmen believed to the unmistakable features of General; It is Inconceivable atiferwise tha
be there. It is stated that they This was revealed when the first 70 coming after so long and patient de Gaulle, Onnot be driven to a port French officers on a dold have perived there soon after the capitu-Britons to be evacuated from Ru-
Intion. fired upon four brother French oM-·
mania reached" Istanbul. rers, bearing a flag of truce. The My Information is that they arrived while the vist desert offers limitless French don't fire on the white fingad time to defeat the designs of the inspection, in spite of the fact that.
They all had to submit to rigorous twelve days later, when Petain had And I is timely to appraise the obstacles, hero is good reason to but the Germans do. Implications of the success, : Ita im, believe, and, hope that everitually
loyalists. Yet the British Govern- some, of them carried ̈ ̈diplomatic The expedition was founded, upoiment fint, been urged to send high passports, issued at Bukatesť. surdinto effect. is to have relieved our forces will be in a position to an obvious contradiction, General de Air Force officials to Rabat on the Faypl and the Suez-Cimal, of the onemy's ferstory. The const rond to a Frencs fleet to Dakar, but on con- the treater part of the French Air Rumania were now the same as in
Larry-the-was--directly into the Gaulle went vira Felch army and very day of the cupitulation, when he refugees said that conditions in- long-threatened Italian assault; i Libya has teen reopened, and when has taken the initiative from Grazl- the right moment arrives, the Em-t he would not have to Force was in Morocco and could have all other German-occupled countries. ani and his armies, and has created pire may rest assured that under the. And we sent a strong naval been won over.
rents in Esgland and, in Ireland be who ordered the batteries, to fire. Photos
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A French general in ualform, with:
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a new strategical altuation, pregnant enterprising leadership of General protect him, but we were re- with possibilities Libya has become navy and Air Force, its armies will desist from any violent action. the country overshadowed by the march onto and soos 'terrifying spectre of invasion, and stronghold. !-
Into the Italian The French forces which accom-
¿panied the · General wery intended:
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been revealed that after
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BRITISH WOMEN. MADE TO STRIP
British women, as well as men,
The incoming Germans are report- ed to have arrested a number of pro- Iminent Pales who fled to unionia when Poland was overrun 'last Sep- Itember.
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