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GENERAL WEYGAND who was C. In C. in the Middle East before he became Allied Supreme Commander was ade quately-even generously-sup- plied with troops by his Govern

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THE profx "Epecial to the Telegraph is used by the tongkong Telegraph to indicate news which insulely copyright under the provisions of the Telecommuni- Such news, SA

throughout Syria that they could rapidly deal with any surprise move by the enomy or by a potential enemy. They are here, as are the British and Dominion Near East troops under the command of General defensive Wayell, purely for purposes, and will be used only to maintain the integrity of this part of the world or that of the territory of our Allics should they be threatened with aggression.

June 3, 1940.

THE FRENCH IN SYRIA ARE

WEYGAND

RUMANIA

LIRYA

SYRIA

READY FOR ANYTHING

Once British soldiers It is not, of course, possible is enough to give some Idea of fundamental necessitles: Victory leave.

and then enduring peace. get out here their hope of home to say exactly how many soldiers his strength..

And when to these are added-

Because the French soldier leave is not so rosy as that and that brilliant young man of 78 all the British and Dominion receives less money per day than there are men out here who have has, under his command. Ever forces who are under the in- does his British colleague, it has not been home for more than since the war began the Ger- dependent but co-operative com- been supposed that he is not so three years, and who have mans have been publicly estimat- mand of General Wavell, it will well looked

after. Nothing children already able to walk ing the Allied forces in the Near be realised that there are in the could be further from the truth, and talk whom they have never East at anything from 100,000 Middle East armies sufficiently

In some ways, indeed, the seen. to 1,500,000 men; and have prob- strong to deter anyone but a ably done so in the hope of madman from making an un- French soldier out here is luckler eliciting a suflicient number of provoked attack upon any part than his British counterpart. | denials and admissions to enable of it or upon any neighbouring Every man hero is entitled to French canteens for men there them to arrive at the correct country to whom the Allies have 30 days every year in his own is little to choose. The French

home. His leavo does not begin here have no such central- figure. It is better to leave given their guarantee, them to their fantasies.

Here in these rich and water- the day he embarks for home, institution as NAAFT, but they ed valleys and on the slopes of but only on the day he first sets lack for very little. Each unit these great mountains that split foot across his own threshold; has its own theatro, and its own

What can be said, however,

is

that General Wavell has an im mense variety of troops under his command, all of them ex- tremely mobile, all of them ready to take the field at tho shortest notice, and, what is more important still, capable of

By Philip

Philip Jordan

Special Correspondent in the Middle East

undertaking any or all of the the country into three distinct and for 30 days thereafter he is different types of warfare that

cations Urdisance, is received in this part of the world might parts, you will find the same free to do what he likes.

bears the indication

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"Italy On-The-Brink-

ITALY has still not made up her mind to take the fatal plunge into war. But after weeks of threats and abuse directed at the Allies, Britain has properly determined to take no risks and all precautions are being taken in the Mediterranean and Middle East. Egypt has also taken precautions.

require.

spirit as that which moves the

This means that in every year French, armies at home. For he gets something like 48 days the time being politics have been

In the course of a long tour locked away; and from top to round various units of the bottom you will hear the same French army in this country-1-

have seen some of the latest and passionate certainty: il faut en most powerful tanks that the fair. That is all that matters Allles possess, cavalry of all to these men, tom suddenly from kinds, European and Colonial their homes and sent to this dis- troops, units of the Foreign tant place to keep unceasing

world,

Logion, whose bravery, skill, Many of them are reservists endurance and rapidity of move who, when the last war was ment have made it a legend in military history. Spahis, nearly over, imagined that they could all of whose men are drawn from spend what remained to them of the finest warrior people in the life doing constructive work artillerymen equipped raising families and living at with the most modern transport peace with all the world. Being than the average Englishmen, methods, and capable of taking more interested in world affairs up positions in any type of

they will discuss more freely country, and Chasseurs.

what they think of past conduct; Although this short list by no but whatever their opinions may exhausts either the be, whatever they may think of formations or the potentialities this politician or of that, they of General Weygand's forces it are united in a belief in the

mcana

Italy is unquestionably in a difficult position. Though she uses brave words, she is not really in control of her own destiny. If Hitler wants to force her into war, he can do so. All he has to say to the Duce is: "I am going to attack in the Balkans. If you don't take Yugo-Slavia, I shall." Musso- lini dare not let the Nazis estab- lish themselves on the Adriatic. It is true that if Hitler won the war Italy would be complete- ly at the Nazis' mercy, but Mussolini may feel he has gone too far to retrace his steps, and Do you know that there is scarcely a Scotsman, even among the mos anyway he hates the democra- Gaelic-speaking Highlanders, who ha clea. But if he does lead his not some Norwegian blood in hi

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STRATEGY TEST No. 2

1. Is Gibraltar an island? 2. How large is Gilbraltar? 3. When did Britain take

Gibraltar?

4. How is Gibraltar

governed?

G. How wide is the Strait

of Gibraltar?

6. Which is the 'Spanish Moroccan base from which Gibraltar might be shelled?

(See Answers below.)

Highland Veins

By Alec Russell

Aberdeenshire dialect contains a very great number of words and phrases

of Norse origin.

Between the British and the

enfe, and when there are Colonial troops mixed with French there is always a Cafe Maure as well, in which drinks and meals are served in the way that Moslems. like to have them served.

No visitor to this country could go away unimpressed by the willingness with which the officers and men accept this exile.. I have dined in remote messes, and have lunched with officers. who have not seen a town for months, but I have heard no complaints, and have met with nothing but pride in the job.

Men who are famous in other walks of life have laid aside their fame and have accepted their new job with something like gratitude. Not that it is really new. France is a nation of professional soldiers; and when war comes, however much they may dislike and hate it, Frenchmen return to the job that they know best; and are at. home.

General Wavell has compared his forces here with a body of firemen, ready at all times to dash out and extinguish the flames wherever firebugs may choose to raise them. No description could be more opt than that. When you are with these men you feel that they are sleeping in their clothes and are ready-yes, and anxious-to... alide down the pole and be away on the job before the alarm has slopped ringing.

More than six months of com- Of cause, what happened was that parative boredom, more than six the Celtle Inhabitants were pushed months of one of the worst up into the mountains by Scandina-winters Syria has ever known,

and France, it will be the worst day's work on a short view-migration into Scotland, continued, onistes had not yet been abandoned. vinn invaders who, however, probably and off, for 485 years, from about the Sutherland (so-called because it was mixed with them to some extent and that anyone ever did for Italy.

very considerable)

have done nothing to dim that keenness. On the contrary, the year 800 ta the Battle of Largs in south of Norway) and even more nearly always adopted the place french Army here, like the In the Mediterranean the 1265, when King Alexander of Caithness had

Allied Armies everywhere, has Shetlands remained Norwegian for the Finally, to show that Scotland has done much to prepared itself, Allies hold many powerful cards. Scotland finally repelled King Haakon Norse element, and the Orkneys and names that they found there.

-time; only passing to

to Scotland Italy is dependent for nearly all of Norway.

after the union between Denture connection with Norway which is and has not wasted a moment of If Hitler thinks he her vital materials on imports All through the western isles of and Norway, they were landet over not solely warlike, it is sufficient to its time. from abroad. Once Gibraltar, Scotland there were Norse chieftains, to Scotland as security for a Danish mention that the great Norwegian can bore it into a state of in- ruiing over Celule vassals. They be- princess who married the Scottish musician, Grieg, was a Scotsman,elliciency he is as much mistaken: Suez and the Dardanelles were

came very rapidly assimilated, forgot King, James 111. That dowry was whose real name was Gregor. Perhaps na ho has ever been. And that. sealed against her she would Norse, learnt Gaelic, and had a curt-ever paid, so they are Scot to-day, clan MacGregor would like to claim anying a lot.

soon fight herself to a standstill. From the moment war started all hor overseas possessions would be lost to her.

It would, of course, be foolish to under-estimate the added embarrassment for the Allies, already fighting for their lives a mighty and ruthless foc. I Spain were to offer the Italians the usa of her harbours and air- fields the menace to our com- munications by submarine and bomber would, for a time at least, be formidable.

But for Italy the prospects would be far worse. Apart from her material difficulties, she

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ous habit of prefixing Mac to their Norwegian name.

De

This, however, was not the first marriage between the royal families of the two counties. We must re- member the little "Maid of Norway, daughter of the King of Norway and the Scottish princess, who died at sea when she was on her way to be Queen

Thus Macaulay is simply son of Olalle. in Norwegian Olafson Mac Cleod is the son of Ljot and Mac-of Scotland. Queen is the son of Sweyn. One

Later, James VI. dt Scotland and

could quote many more, though, of 1st of England married his wife, course, Norse families were often so completely absorbed that they lost all Anne of Denmark, at Oslo, where the traces of their Norwegian name. Court of the King who ruled both Denmark and Norway was then

Just about the time when Qe situated. Norwegian influence in Scotland was weaking, there came up into Scotland from the south another set of families, also of Norweign origin, who had,

however, gone round through France and England and lost almost all trace of the original Scandinavian in the process.

Owing to Scotland's close connec- on with Sweden, which was often at War with union, there were good relations be

the Norwegian-Donish

tween the countries. In fact, a bat- talion of Sinclairs from Caithness, marching through Norway without asking anyone's leave on their way to A fow families, such as the Bruces join the Swedish Army, were exter- (Brusi la an old Norse name) retained; minated in the Norwegian mountains some trace of their origin but nearly] by the local prosamte. all the Normans took their namenj

from the various estates that they There is another link not generally acquired in France, England or known. In the north-east of Scotland Scotland. Here, however, is another.o., Aberdeenshire and the neigh-

and, source of Norweglan blood in Scol- bouring counties the place names

are nearly all Cellic.

Having fought it out at 'Large, -Norway--and -Scotland- settled down

to be friends. Vogue. Norwegian The population, however, is of claims to sovereignty over the western Scandinavias type, and the broad

him.

STRATEGY TEST: Answers

1. Gibraltar is a narrow peninsula running southwards from the

coast south-west

of Spain. It consists of a long high mountain (1,398ft.) culled the "Rock," with П flat sandy plain joining the mountain to the main- Innd.

2. 2 miles long. 4 mile

wide.

3. July, 1704. Gibraltar was captured by British forces under General

Rooke. Was defended by General Elliot in the great kiego of 1770- 1763.

4. Gibraltar la n Crown Colony administered by a Governor.

5. 0 to 23

6. Couta.

lies.

The strategic importanec of Gibraltar is immense. commands with its heavy- armaments the western en- trance to the Mediterranean -but it could be threatened from pune both in Spain and -- Morocco.

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