1941-05-17 — Page 16

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 17, 1941.

R.A.F. BOMBS SYRIA Heavy Damage Inflicted On Three French Dromes Many Nazi 'Planes

Are Destroyed

THE ANNOUNCEMENT IN LONDON ON THURSDAY THAT GENERAL WAVELL HAD BEEN GIVEN A FREE HAND TO DEAL WITH GERMAN PENETRATION INTO SYRIA, FOLLOWED BY UNCONFIRMED REPORTS OF BRITISH ACTION AGAINST FRENCH AERODROMES IN THAT COUNTRY, NOW HAVE A SEQUEL IN AN OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT THAT BRITAIN HAS ALREADY STARTED TO MOVE AGAINST THE NAZIS IN THE FORMER MANDATED TERRITORY.

PETAIN AS

! SEEN IN BERLIN

Petain's

Marshal broadcast to the French people on Thursday was received with lively attention in Berlin, where the message is seen in local political circles OS a recognition of European collabora- tion, says the German official news agency quoted by Berlin radio last night. Reuter.

SHIRTS

The announcement, made in an official communique issued by R.A.F. Middle East Headquarters in Cairo last night, reveals that three aerodromes in Syria have been attack- ed by R.A.F. bombers.

The attack, which was carried out on Thursday, was made on the aerodromes at Palymyra, Damascus and Rayak.

At Palymyra three Junkers and on one of the aerodromes and that!

and a considerable number of enemy two other German aircraft

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The

communique

one Italian Caprini plane were | aircraft were destroyed.

least machine-gunned three machines severely damaged and one burnt out

R.A.F. bombers atso raided berodromes in Nazi-occupier! Greece, whence, presumably, Ger- man planes are being sent Syria.

Large Fires

further

states that on May 13 and May 14. eight German aircraft were destroyed over Crete by R.A.F. fighters.

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Fierce attacks on enemy mechanised units and troop con- centrations in Cyrenalea Thursday were mentioned in the communique which states:

Full details are not available of the R.A.F. attacks on Syrian aero- dromes, according to an official communique issued in Cairo,

Desert Success "Between Sollum and Halfaya the enemy is constantly harrassed by bomb attacks.

"Between Bardia and Tobruk

It says that preliminary reports our fighters machine-gunned mo- show that large fires were starteri | tor transport, causing considerable

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damage, and destroyed ammuni- tion and petrol lorries."

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Buids with large fires on Beng- hazi are also recorded by the communique, which describes ser.es of raids by aircraft of a Rhodesian Squadron 011 Amba A lagi. whi'e Free French machines bombed Gondar Her). drome.-Reuter.

FREE FRENCH COHORTS ARE WAITING

In the course of a broadcast appeal to Syria last Thursday night, Gen- eral Catroux, Free French representative in the Mid- dle East, revealed that 800 tons of arms and am- munitions, drawn from French stores at Baal- to beck, had been sent Baghdad.

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Enemy 'planes had landed Beirut, Rayak, Aleppo and Dam-

ascus.

Seventeen enemy aircraft land- ed at Mizze airfield in the course of a single morning.

General Catroux concluded: "If you choose to take up arms to chase out the enemy, I am at your gates with cager French cohorts." -Reuter.

WASHINGTON BREAKING WITH VICHY REGIME (Continued from Page 1)

A remark that his appeal to the French people was made over the heads of the Vichy Government, brought a reply, that his statement on Thursday right must speak for itself.

President Roosevelt then sug“ gested that the State Depart- mont be asked whether the United States might take action under. Its agreement with other Latin American nations towards] taking overcome European Co- lonies in the western hemisphere if threatened with' a' change of

Reuter

STOP PRESS

"We

have grown

tired apologising to the people who tread on our corns, A good many people in this country wou d not have been displeas- ed if Mr. Eden's words had been even more blunt," com- ments an "Evening News" leader entitled "Retort Cour- teous" on Mr. Eden's state- ment to Parliament regarding the Japanese complaint that they cannot buy everything they went in British territor- ies, while trampling on Bri- tish rights in China.

"A study of our diplomacy in the last years may have given them reason to think that we would instantly apo- logise und hand them the key of the door," the "Evening News" leader added.-Central News.

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