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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 16, 1941.

CHINA MAIL

WINDSOR HOUSE

SYRIA CONFLICT

Because all Germany's main energies are con- centrated against Russia, the termination of the unhappy conflict in Syria| will naturally attract less notice than would other- wise have been its due.

Time alone will show whether the achievement of General Sir Henry! Maitland Wilson's forces has important con- sequences beyond the political sphere. Obvious- ly, the surrender of Gen- eral Dentz goes

far to modify the strategic peril¦ to Suez arising from the withdrawal from Crete, an island which was con- sidered to be secure in our hands. It appreciably re- duces the threat to Cyprus, for this time the advantage of near air bases will be with the de- fenders and not the at- tackers. It guarantees the elimination of Syria as a threatening step- ping-stone to the Mosul oil fields.

French defence against restrained pressure lasted | just over a month. The repercussions of the sur-

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