THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 11, 1941
NAPOLEON OF AFRICA Exclusive Interview With General Wavell
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By the International News Service Correspon- dent With the British Imperial Forces in the Middle East.
GENERAL SIR Archibald Wavell, whose triumphs in the last few weeks have captured the imagination of the whole world, gave me an exclusive interview to-day in which he de- clared that the allied victories in Albania and North Africa had profoundly influenced the ultimate outcome of the war.
Reserved and unassuming, the General whom war correspondents in Cairo now term - "The Black Continent's Napoleon,” declined to accept the full credit for the brilliant achievements of the Army of the Nile.
Не insisted that only the which worked with the regularity
of all of a chronometer." streamlined teamwork branches of the fighting services made the triumph possible.
"They executed my plans," he said, "with amazing talent, initia- tive and daring.
Four Factors
"The factors in the victory were
fourfold.
Tribute To Greeks
General Sir Archibald Wavell the also poured lavish praise on grand efforts made by the Greek forces, who had gained signal triumphs, the more brilliant be cause so unexpected.
"These victories of the Greeks," said General Wavell, "are not of andmere local significance by
any means. They have influenced the outcome of the war.
"First, the excellent manner in which the Army, the Navy the Air Force cooperated.
"Second, the excellent work of general Generals Wilson and O'Connor Greece has done magnificent ser- (commanding the Indian troops vice to the allied cause."-Inter- which first entered Sidi Barrani, national News Service.
starting the sweeping drive Benghazi).
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"Third, the astonishing way which the front line fought. Their courage and endurance in the face of exceptional hardships was out- standing.
"Fourth, the magnificent back-
by the supply ing up
services,
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General Krivitsky, who has been found
A message from Athens reports that the fifth- century Cathedral of Saint Sophia at Salonika was damaged by an air- | raid on Sunday.
The Cathedral is to be repair- ed immediately, following orders issued by the Greek Prime Min- ister, M. Korizis,
One part of the building has almost entirely collapsed but the mesaics of the cupola have not
shot dead in Washington is stated to have suffered much. been once Chief of the Secret Police in Soviet Russia, according to Mr. Louis Waldman, an attorney.
The general is said to have been going under the name of Samuel Ginsberg.
Mr. Waldman said he had ob- tained this information from de- tectives who told him General Krivitsky shot himself, but the at- torney did not believe this.
General Krivitsky, he said, had been cooperating with the United States Federal Bureau of Investi- gation.
GREEK REJOICING
SUCCESS AT BENGHAZI AND
The British Consul at Salonika was present when crowds massed around the Cathedral after the all-clear signal had been given and demonstrated against this "act of vandalism."-Reuter.
FROZEN ASSETS IN AMERICA
Foreign assets valued at 4,369,000,000 U.S. dollars
MR. CHURCHILL'S SPEECH are "frozen" in the United FOLLOWING GREAT BRITAIN'S States, according to the He came to the United States AT GENOA, HAS SENT A WAVE US. Treasury estimate. -. several years ago and later visit» [OF ENCOURAGE - These assets belong to countries
·ed England but returned to MENT THROUGHOUT which are completely or partially America : last October."
GREECE, SAYS A MESSAGE | occupied by Germany with the FROM ATHENS.
General Krivitsky gave... evid- ence in October 1999, before. the Congressional Committee on un
·American activities,
The Greek newspaper "Estia says "the speech contained im
most portant facts, disclosing a hopeful situation in the Mediter»
ranean.
Or that beeaslon Krivitsky had said that he had broken with Stalin | Mar. Churchill's. because he had refused to take words about Mussolint astive part in the pury Communist Party
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exception of 20,000,000 dollars, belonging to Latvia, Lithuania and Esthonla, which are now in- corporated in the Soviet Union.
Figures: given for other coun- tries are:
Mance, U.9.$1,593,000,000, the Netherlands: US$1,818,000,000; Denmark UIS.382,006,000, Norway 1.9$170,000,000, Belgium U SI750,000,000; · Luxemburg
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