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·FROM PAGE › ONE
without the help of the French armics, Our forces were relatively small and what was worse, they had mony serious shortages of equipment. In the late summer of last year tho Government at home were deeply exercised by the situation in the Middle East. After General Wavell had come home for consultations with the Prime Minister, the Govern- ment took a decision to take great risks to reinforce that army.
Brilliant Successes
"We then sent out armoured units, men, materiai and alreraft, and it wis that equipment and these weapons which enabled General Wilson and General O'Connor in their desert advance to secure such brilliant suc-
“ cesses (Cheers).
"That decision was taken at the gravest risks in the light of our equipment here. Since then we have maintained à continuous stream of men und materials to the Middle East.
This country has made that possible. by submitting to restrictions of imports.
"With the collapse of France, ful- 6lment of obligations for equipment
the Turkey and
guarantee 10 Greece fell exclusively on shoulders.
to
our
our
"On
arrival in Cairo, we found there that the three C-in-C's were in complete agreement with the policy advocated in London. We found in principle that the land founations tu be sent out had already been deeld- ed on and preparations were in hand
their concentration. "I would nut have
thought
neces- sary to mention this except that it was considered that the forces to be left in Cirenaica would be sumclent to meet any threats.
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YUGOSLAV SOLDIER—This grim-visaged soldier is typical
of Yugoslavia's fighting men, who valiantly opposed the Naxis.
Visit To Athens "After a brief Interval we decided might have been different. But none General Simovitch, the whole story that all of us should go to Athens of these things can detract from the I say all of us but I ought to ex- clude the C-in-C, Mediterranean, Ad- Yugo-Slav, people eventually took.
courage of the decision which the miral Sir Andrew Cunningham, who We have pledged ourselves to had at that moment one of his oc- resteem Yugo-Slavia's Independence casional appointments
ents with an clusive and that pledge will be honoured .(Battle of Mntapan).
(Cheers).
enemy, Greece would defend her na-
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tional territory if she could count "At these discussions we told the Greek Government what we knew of the German plans. They came to the conclusion that the establishment. of Anglo-Greek forces on the Hallaknon Line offered a reasonable fighting chance of holding the German nd-
vance.
Smuts In Agreement "The decision was reached
very quickly and in complete agreement between the military experts of the two countries.
"It so happened that at that time we had the advantage of consulting in Cairo that most wise siotesman and
tried warrior, General Smuts
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bulwark against further aggres- sion In the Middle East is obvious. I am sure that loyalty to their al- liance with this country will, as ever, be the basis of the Turkish Govern ment's policy."
Iraq Situation
Turning to, iraq, Mr Eden said:
Pen Pals Not Desired
Soldiers Not Keen Soldiers do not want to cor
(Cheers). I asked him if he could be kind enough
to come to Caire when we were there. With charac-Unconstitutional action by Rashid respond with "pen pals" among teristle generosity he did so and we All has already led once to his fall the public. The War Office has were able to consult him. He had from power. When later he seized announced that, owing to lack of authorised me to say and, indeed his speeches have since made plain, that saw no reason why this or any other scheme organised by the British power again, the British Government demand among the troops, the with the decision arrived at he too was in complete agreement event in Iraq should deprive them
their clear Treaty rights. "From Greece there has been no can
Nothing Legion in the autumn of last can excuse the action of the Iraqi year for placing men in touch- repining and no recrimination. The military leaders in first accepting with such correspondents had other day I sent message to the and then challenging Greek Government congratulating rights. This country has a record of
our clear Treaty been-brought-to-an-end. them on the valour and actions of which it has no need to be ashamed Col S. W. Ashwanden, chairman their troops and I received a reply which I should give to the House: Please assure the House of Commons and the British people that their culogies of the Greek Army touch the hearts of our whole nation. will We will never forget the loyal and courageous which the British gave to our
Our Position Explained of our native
"We are grateful for the offer of land. Our allles showed themselves worthy to rank with the ancient good offices by the Turkish and heroes of Thermopylae and to write is the first requisite is withdrawal Egyptian governments. Our position letters of gold in the glorious pages of British history. I desire ence of troops from Habbaniyah and tes- again to assure you that we will con-sation of hostilities against the British tinue the struggle by the side of our forces in Iraq. When this has been great allies, the noble people of the nations has in consequence ceosed, done and fighting between the allied British Commonwealth until victory His Majesty's Government will be is won and the triumph of the ideals of liberty, morality and international prepared to discuss the fulfilment of justice is achieved! (Cheers).
their Treaty rights which they are,
and
Imperio help
soldiers
in
dete ces
in its dealings with the Arab people of the British Legion, said: "To avoid It was we who assured the independ the troops from unknown "pen pals" and above all with Iraq (Cheers).any suspicion that communications
ence to modern Iraq: it is we who might be subversive, the War Offee speet we have kept our word. have assisted them and in every re asked the Legion to organise this wish to make plain to the world our present position.
Mr Eden continued: "I think the in circumstances, determined to House will agree that the generous maintain (Cheers). spirit of that message has animated the Greek nation throughout its ordeal." (Cheers).
Yugo-Slavia
Turning to Yugo-Slavia, Bir Eden said that when they arrived they got plenty of assurances that any German altack on Yugo-Slavia would resisted, but, he said, "that was not be enough. What was needed was a common plun so that If an attack developed, we should have the best chance of resisting together (Cheers).
"We made every effort to secure this and every effort failed until the moment of the coup d'etat. During these conversations, we were given repeatedly to understand that the
S army
lenders have already realised this."
"Many of their most distinguished
Mr Eden said that for a long time, Italian papers were regularly ex- pressing their hope of seeing a Dri- clearly that if their hopes were ful- tish defeat. and had shown quite filled, Italy would control the Arab lands of North Africa and elsewhere.
Interested Spectator
Mr Eden proceeded: "Every' Arab must know what that means. In all recent history, there has been no rule. more cruel and ruthless than that] imposed by Italy on Arabs living in Tripoll and Cirenaica,
in
What of the other partner? Hitler told us on Sunday that he was an interested spectator in the Balkans Was mobilised. spectator whose rule is based on we pressed our anxieties that military might and of the Gestapo. they would be too late, the reply
"Arabs in
In any land must know that always came: But
we are mobilising approach of Axis rule means the end so that if the worst comes to the worst jealously guarded and which
of their liberty which they have. we shall be ready. proceeded fast enough and it was not "Not once does Germany
"In fact that mobilisation had not alllance with us is safe to-day."
Concluding. Mr Eden declared: until the coup d'etat that the new show anywhere the least respect for or Italy government made a real and urgent an engagement. Their only metion effort to get their armies ready, It was then too late-too late for the
La force. best will in the world to mobilise helping us greatly in many spheres The United States to-day are armies and concentrate them where and in many ways. The more fully, they ought to be If they were to give the more rapidly, and the more cer U the support and help needed.
Gallantry in Vain
field that help con reach the battle-
"So it was, despite all the gallantry shorter the duration of the war. in Asia, Africa and Europe, the of the Yugo-Stay army which has that is why I welcome the immense been as splendid In this waras la step forward taken by the United the last, despite all that, without an States in deciding to send snips to: effective
the Yugo-Slav could. not.
armles the Red Sea. did not stop the Ger man drive through Southern Serbia to the Monastir Gap.
with the help that we can receive "It must be our. privilege, together from the United Sintes, to win for
It is perhaps idle and unprediable the nations of Europe the right to to speculate but had the Government live their lives in peace and tran- which preceded the coup d'etat a quility, secure at last from clearly understood Yugo-Slayla's true haunting dread that shadows Interests.as-did-the-government-of-time..
the
Our
scheme. Ischem
"After four or five months, how- ever, we had 25,000 people who wanied to write to soldiers, and only 100 soldiers who were ready to re- ciprocate."
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