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VIRTUAL REPEAL OF

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CESAR ROMERO

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It is reported that Administration offi- cials are urging the President to recommend also the elimination of the provisions pre- venting U.S. ships entering belligerent ports or "combat areas."

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THREE N.C.O.S TOOKSIDON

(BY A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT]

An Australian ser- geant-major, a sergeant and a corporal "captur ed" Sidon from the Vichy forces, and formed a three-man army of occu- pation for four and a half hours before the town officially capitulated to the Allies.

Predicting that the Neutrality.

SEAMEN'S STRIKE

President Roosevelt's statement on Tuesday that merchantmen tied

Act will be amended in important up in ports by labour

dispute

respects, Senator Connally added

"have

is

it might be completely repealed move," except that it carries some de-bearing fruit.

sirable provisions, such as Gov- ernment control over munitions exports.

If of

The Supposition that American ships remain out combat zones they are free from attack had proved Illusory, said Senator Connally, citing the "Robin Moor" and "Greer" as examples.

He added that "if the Nazis are to attack our ships wherever

got to apparently

The Seafarers' International Union called membership meet- ings yesterday morning to dis- cuss the release of 25 tied

up words Ivessels which, in the

of the Union leader John Hawk, was

the sensible thing to do."

Mr. Hawk advised putting men back on board the ships, releasing the vessels and then "letting the Mediation Board handle the dispute."

Sailors of the Pacific Union

they are found there is no reason which had tied up three vessels why we should continue to ob

serve combat areas.

"Under the law of nations our ships have the right to go anywhere on the high seas," he declared.

When the first British armoured vehicles broke through the last French line and raced towards the Vichy G.H.Q. they found the The arming of American mer- three grinning Australians already | chantmen was "desirable," he

in charge there, with the French concluded.--Reuter. staff under arrest and Vichy sol-

in New York harbour announced their membership had voted on the release of the vessels ot 5 p.m. (G.M.T.) yesterday.

Called Off

The Seafarers! International Union has called off the 11-day strike pending the outcome of negotiations between the shipown- ers and the National Defence Me-

EX-SHAH GOING TO ARGENTINE

diers and local government off-White House Statement diation Board-Reuter. cials lined up outside to wel- come our troops.

THERE IS NO REASON WHY Describing this amazing climax PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT to a grim four-day battle, the SHOULD NOT MAKE PUBLIC goorlie gold miner, said: "It was NEXT WEEK HIS DECISION OF as much a surprise to me as it ARMING MERCHANTMEN AND was to the French when I found REVISION OF THE NEUTRAL- we were the first Britons to enter ITY ACT, MR, STEPHEN EAR-

The ex-Shah of Iran has left the town.

LY, HIS "We had been sent out early THE PRESS YESTERDAY.

SECRETARY, TOLD Kerman en route to the Argen- tine, says the Iran news agency on Sunday morning with a small

quoted in a Reuter message from column of men to harass Sidon's Mr. Early said the White House Teheran this morning.

the eastern had received no hints that a fili- flank, and we were in position buster (delaying tactics) might be Shah

The report added that the ex- shortly before dawn. I had been used by opponents in Congress to Bandar Abbas and is to pass left In the direction of told to keep the Vichy troops busy prevent revision of the Act. Reu- through India on his way to the while the main attack began fromter. the front.

fierce defences on

"As soon as our artillery went into action from the south, we began peppering the French from the flank. The French sent out a patrol to mop us up. Then we were in the thick of some high old Aghting.

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...

Got Separated "They came at us from ever- angle. We were forced to make a hurried withdrawal, and, in the confusion, the sergeant, cor- poral and myself got separated from the rest of the troops.

"The noise' of the guns died. and I said to my companions, "It looks as if the battle is over. The boys' must be in already. How about going down to meet them?? So we. scrambled down the mountain-side. Fifteen minutes | · later we were marching down Sidon's market strect. My if the 32 21 thought-it strange that we did not see any of our troops about, so I went up to a Lebanese and asked him where the Australians wore. He said, "They're still outside the "town. I asked: Haven't you curren- defed yet?" and he replied

Not yet.

"Even as we spoke there was a tremendous rattle of inachine- gun fire and the roar of fleld guns. With that battle in pro-i gress it was useless trying to get back so after a conference we decided to bluff it out!!!

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