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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1940

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No. 92,018

GENERAL

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Marshal Badoglio, de- posed commander Italy's armed forces, yes- terday paid Mussolini a farewell visit and they had "a cordial talk," according to the official Italian news agency.

Mussolini has posthumously awarded the Gold Medal of Mil- tary Valour to Marshal Balbo...

Announcing the award, Musso- lini speaks of Marshal Balbo as "the faithful soldier of the. Duce" who made "the supreme sacrifice of his heroic life while preparing and to hurl his gallant. troops -powerful-air squadrons across the

frontier."-Reuter.

GERMANY AND THE

RUMANIA OROPS BLOOD-HUNT

The Rumanian com- mission of enquiry into the "crimes com- mitted against the Iron Guard" during the previous regime has been dissolved because "all instiga- tors of these crimes are either dead have fled the coun- try," stated a Buchar- est despatch to the official German news agency yesterday.

or

Last of the men against whom the commission had pro- ceeded were massacr- ̈ed by Iron Guard ex----

tremists in Jiliva Pri- son a fortnight ago. -Reuter.

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GREEK WAR BRITAIN'S

Germany desires to li- quidate the Italo-Greek as pos- conflict as soon sible, wrote the Rome correspondent of the Yugoslav newspaper "Po- litika" yesterday.

NEW TANK CHIEF

Large-Scale Operations Started Round Sidi Barrani

THE BRITISH IMPERIAL FORCES IN THE WESTERN DESERT OF EGYPT YESTERDAY, BEGAN OPERATIONS ON A SCALE LARGER THAN ANY YET INITIATED IN AFRICA SINCE THE START OF THE WAR, IT WAS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED IN › CAIRÓ LAST EVENING.

Our troops were directed mainly against the Italians' "right flank, along the top of the escarpment some 15 or 20 miles south of Sidi Barrani, Marshal Graziani's advanced base on the coast some 40 miles inside the Egyptian border.

Little can be said at present about the ex- BRAZILIAN tent to which the operations may develop but ́

it is known that for the past few weeks the GESTURE

whole of the enemy's forward line has been constantly probed by British armoured units making repeated sorties.

THE BRAZILIAN GOVERN- MENT HAS DECIDED TO AP POINT CHARGES D'AFFAIRES TO NORWAY, HOLLAND AND

It is reasonable to suppose that satisfactorily, said a special POLAND, IN LONDON, IT WAS

if our forward units are able to communique issued by G.HQ. in ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY. capture positions commanding Cairo last night."

the escarpment they will be able

the

to threaten the body of the Ita lian army entrenched in coastal belt.

.

Following the Italian debacle in Albania it is evident that the moment has been well chosen to make Graziani fight.

In Initial Stage

its The operation is still in

be would initial stage and it premature to discuss the ultimate possibilities of yesterday's suc- cessful engagement in full.

Nevertheless it is permissable de- to wonder what would be

effect of an Italian defeat at the

Attainment on a finite stage in the policy ever, that Rome newspapers con- of rapidly increasing the

The correspondent adds, how-

"the

the

present moment in this theatre of the war on Italy's war effort.

Reuter in London last night De- the Western

tintie to insist that the Italians armoured strength of the learned, that will themselves liquidate war against England now being British Army is marked sert operation is "of some Im- waged on the Greek front." by a new appointment, portance," but that the full de- tails have not yet been received declares the problem of even- namely, Commander of in London. tual German: help has not even the Royal Armoured come into question."-Reuter. Corps.

Another Rome correspondent

BRITAIN'S

BALANCE

SHEET

SIR FREDERICK, PHILLIPS, UNDER SECRETARY

BRITISH TREASUR

SLED THE CA

THE UNITED

SURY IN WASHING"

HE HAD MADE FOR

DAY

THE

TREAS

VHICH

STER-

Cancellation; according to Trea- sury officials, was apparently bo- cause he had not yet completed

the data which he wished to pro

500 Prisoners Taken

So far the only communiques First, occupant of the post, on the developments have been whose appointment was announc issued in Cairo; the communique ed in London yesterday, will be says a bag of 500 Italian pri- Major-General Giffard le Quesne soners has been secured by the Martel. He served on the Staff British in operations In of the Tank Corps in the last war and has been Deputy Direc tor of Mechanisation at the War

| Office.

Western Desert.

.

Over 400 prisoners have already been captured in one afaa.

The decision may be regarded as an extremely friendly gesture by Brazil to Britain,

This is the first visible outcome of the Willingdon Mission's visit- The general officer command to Brazil, and shows the sym- ing one of the Italian forces pathy which one of the largest engaged has been killed and his South American nations feels for second in command captured. Britain in her struggle against Reuter.

the Dictators.Reuter.

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The prisoners, says the com munique, were

taken in engagement south of Sidi Bür Irani.....

It was also officially

Advanco elements of the Bri- nounced sterday that Et-Ger Alexander, who served with tish forces, states our GHQ, distinction in France and Bels are now in contact with the glum, during the present war Italians on "a broad front.

and was in command · B.E.F. during the last

the evacuatior, from

the In the Sudan, British patrols of continued extensive activities In kirk, the Gallabat area: - and;, British artillery again successfully at- tacked, and engaged enemy tar- gets.

is now appoind to the Bầuthor

Command.

sent in contint of Friday's Hc replaces General Auchinlech,

"discussions,

Next conference

be held to-day:

expected to Router.

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