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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 18, 1941.

GERMAN ACTIVITIES IN SYRIA: FACTS COMING TO

LIGHT

(By Reuter's Special Correspondent with the |,00

Imperial Troops in Syria)

HERR GROBA, German Minister in Bagh- dad, returned to Syria after the Iraq rebel- lion with two sacks of gold. When he reach- ed a hotel in north Syria, the manager, porter and another man were needed to carry one sack to the bedroom.

This is but one of the amazing stories told me by a British resident of Beirut who has just finished five weeks' internment.

He also said the Germans even promised to This bring aviation fuel to Syria by submarine. was discovered when a telephone call from a pro- minent Vichy official to Renoir, principal German delegate in Aleppo, was overheard.

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When the British entered Syria, Renoir telephoned daily to leading member of the High Commissioner's office, requesting the latest news from the front.

Finally he came

to Beirut

with 巍 "petit personnel" to make direct contact with Gen- eral Dentz, and, after hearing the latest reports, fled from the country.

Blitzkrieg Scheme

Taking

Over

CHANGES IN AMERICAN COMMANDS

[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL']

The War Depart- ment in Washington announces, without explanation,

seven-

teen important changes in command. It is believed that the new assignments have been made on the basis of officers' work during recent manoeuvres. Inter- national News Service.

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BOMBER

In Syria SABOTAGE

In Syria, said yester-SUSPECTED

There is no shadow of doubt Germany had planned a blitz- krieg on Syria in detail, aiming at the complete occupation of Syria and Lebanon, I learn from Britons in Beirut, and the Bri- tish action was not only timely Convention but desperately necessary.

I also fearn that even after

day's Cairo communique, under the terms of the

the

Allies

The unexplained per- formance of a $250,000 have now occupied selec- British Liberator bomber

the British penetration of Syria tive strategic points in that sideslipped into San

and the end of the Iraq rebel- central and south-east

lion,

the Germana wore #|||

pouring material into Syrian Syria.

aerodromes, copying the Bul. garian infiltration,

At Aleppo aerodrome at least 60 officials were buying material such as lorries, cars, radios and furniture for officers' quarters.

Additional quarters

had even been reserved in the town for extra staff.

Sudden Departure

Diego Bay, causing fatal- ities to four aviation ex- The British and Indian troops, perts, has aroused some. and Palestine was arrested only suspicion of sabotage. when negotiations for the cessa-

whose rap'd advance from Iraq

tion of hostilities were initiated.! Federal Bureau of Investigation are now in progress of occupying and company agents, investigating further positions in the northern the crash, awaited salvaging of additional pieces of wreckage for The occupa'lon of Beirut has examination. been completed and a cordial } reception accorded to the All'es

area.

Failure of the controls apparent-

Reason for the sudden depar-and particularly to the Australian ly caused the crash of the great forces who have been in the camouflaged ship, of the type used ture of the Luftwaffe was given

by

forefront of the advance in the by the British to bomb Berlin. a remark by Colonel von

Reuter.. Mannteuffel on the aerodrome at coastal sector. Aleppo while bidding farewell to the Vichy staff.

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He said: "We are going because we don't want to give credence to reports of a German occupa- tion of Syria,"

The German and Italian Logations both left, the coun try. 1. learn they are now Hving In ancient Antioch, in Turkey.

It is reported they are in a slate of perplexity, not knowing what to do next.

Reuter.

U.S. ARMY AT ITS

PEACE PEAK

THE UNITED STATES LANT FORCES HAVE REACHED A PEACE-TIME PEAK OF 1,477,- 000 OF WHOM 624.000

ARE

.

BRITISH RESIDENTS RELEASED

Observers said the bomber took off from Lindbergh. Field easily enough and climbed swiftly. Then it suddenly slipped sideways into the bay.

spokesman for the Consóli - dated Aircraft Company sald “evidences of sabotage" had been discoverěd, but neither, he nor FBI men, would discuss the the matter further.

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Released British residents who were interned by the Vichy Gov- ernment when the Allies entered Syria, returned to Damascus yes-

British Purchasing Agent F. c. terday morning in a transport Cooper said sabotage was a posši- bility as the craft was about ready A number of persons detained to be turned over to the British. on surzicion of doing Intelligence It was powered with four motors work for the Allies have also been and had a bombing range of 3,000-.

convoy.

LEE THEATRE

SELECTIVE TRAINEES: SAID DAILY AT 2.305.15 720 & 9.30 PM

MR. ROBERT ··· PATTERSON UNDER-SECRETARY OF WAR. AT A PRESS CONFERENCE. IN WASHINGTON YESTERDAY.

He added. that the War Depart- "substant*a* ment had received delivery" of the A24; abew, Douglas light-dive-bomber which. he declared, would “outperform any dive bomber in Europe."

Mr. Patterson said that follow- ing Wednesday's reshuffle in the Army High Command, which in volved 17 -Major-Generals, there Awould be more changes in con- formity with the War Depart ment's policy of "ass gning gen- erals to duties which are believ- ed they perform more effectively." Replying to quartions. Mr. Patterson gald that the changes "are not closely linked" with the recent exercises-Reuter..

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