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October 29, 1940.

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GREEK NEWS REEL

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YUGO

SLAVIA

"ARIA

The war which has broken out between Italy and Greece brings

and Create by to a head a long standing issue between these two countries.

Since 1923 Italy has coveted the Greek island of Corfu, which an Italian forco attack and. captured in that year. But the strategic implications of Grecce, in the present war, with her ports and naval bases, are for reaching. Greece occupies in the Mediterranean a position that can be either an insur- mountable barrier to the Ger mans and Italians or # valuable asset in their drive towards the East. For in- stance, Allied occupation of the Ionian islands off the West Coast of Greece would

Hongkong Telegraph weaken the present Italian con-

Tuesday, Oct. 29, 1940,

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trol of the Adriatic. In the South Ægean Sea the occupation of the Cyclades Islands, which lie athwart the main Mediter- rancan Black Sen trade route, would be likely to offset the Italian possessions and buses in the Dodecanese Islands.

Another strategic importance of the ports and naval bases of Greece and her islands hinges on the war in North Africa. Iu SHOTS AT PARACHUTISTS Italian hands these ports would

more

Menace, British sea power in the Eastern Mediterranean and materially affect the balance of power in the threatened Italian attack On Egypt.

Similarly

ATHENS

METAXAS

SALONIKA

CORFU

FOUNTA

PIRAEUS

JAKİNA

ZBRISSA

operation with the present re- volt in Albania.

FACTS

GREEK ARMY-80,000 regulars,

The diplomatic repercussions 600,000 war potential.

of such a conflict would neces- sarily involve the three other members of the Balkan Entente -Jugo-Slavia, Rumania and Turkey.

Jugo-Slavia, with Germany on her northern frontier, will think twice before involving herself

in the war. Rumania has enough problems on her hands with the Hungarian and Bulgarian claims

NAVY-2 old cruisers, 16 des- napers, G kulimarineş,

AIR FORCE-10 groups of 3 fights.

POPULATION -4,936,000. MINORITIES 191,254 Turks, 81,- 600 Macedonians, 16,775 Bulgars.

CHIEF EXPORTS-Currants, bar- .

cy, tobacco and wine. Greece also

produces over 200,000 tons of fron

THE Germans have been guilty of many mean and cowardly acts in this war, as in the last, but nothing has aroused

anger und throughout this country than would secure our own Eastern

tott British control of these ports banian frontier from Lake Ok- Turkey, her pact with Bri- uear. Great Britain took £1,112,000 on her territory. That leaves and 133,000 tons of iron pyrites a the machine-gunning of baled-1 Mediterranean bases in Egynt rida (which the Italians may tain Turkey bound herself to worth of currants in 2038. Value of out British airmen by Messer- and Cyprus. And the consider now be using as a seaplane base). Eastern Mediterranean.

schmitt pilots.

This is partly because even in the most desperate of wars the British people believe in the practice of mercy and chivalry towards-a-fallen-(in-this-case-n falling) foc. It is inconceivable that any British airman would degrade the Service by shooting at a German rival who had been compelled to leap from his damaged machine. Yet, accord- ing to one writer, the position in international law is quite clear, and not exactly what. the man in the street would expect it to be.

If the parachutist, having baled out, seems certain to land in enemy territory, he is deemed

to be about to be captured as a matter of course. He ought

MERCHANT

enter the war if it spread to the currency in circulation 218,900,000 But otca). Exports from Great Britain

fu Greece 1938 able advantage of use by the R. to the coast on the Adriatic Sea Turkey's attitude now largely

amounted to A.F. of Greek airflelds should is mountainous and very poorly depends on Russia's foreign not be overlooked. The chief served with roads.. handicap at present in our air

policy. The recent Russo-Italian rapprochment may indicate that Further, the. Brea round Turkey in turn will hold her distance between Italian targets has been threatened by invasion operations against Italy is_the_Janina,-the-Greek-town-which-hand.-- and our home bases.

Along her land frontiers Greece would be most vulnerable from the north-west across the the Struma Valley. The Al

during the last few days, is

purely an Albanian arca. There But General Metaxas refused are 18,700 Albanians living in to renounce, under Axis pres- Greece, mostly concentrated, in Sure, the unilateral British gua the North-West. The nationalist 1939. So Britain is likely to be, rantee given to Greece in April, aspirations of this minority in the first place, the main sup- might well lead to effective co- port for Greece,

MEN WHO

WHO KEEP

By AN AIR CORRESPONDENT,

£3,751,307.

NAVY.- 1,855,000 tons; 589 steam and motor vessels,,

PRINCIPAL PORTS Pircus, -Volo-Solonica,-Dede-Agatch;-Nauplia- John Metaxas, Dictator of unniinally democratic Greece, came into power in 1936, and has ruled

the country with an iron rot. He is 66 years old, a friend of the King tion; is reputed to have strong Axis both before and after the Restora- cumpathies, but is in really the most

shrewd, of all the Balkan statcimen.

THE PLANES FLYING

for this work is a specialist in his Improvise tasty menus for them, no job. He has taken an exhaustive matter how heavy the demands on Behind the flying strength of the R.A.F. is a vast course at an Air urmament School, hlm.

The armourers and their mates also Run through the alphabetical Hist not, therefore, to be fired ground army of. craftsmen and tradesmen, Without pass through a rigorous course. One of draughtsmen, drivers, electricians But if he be falling their skill and craftsmanship, the great air attacks on death of a pilot and aircraft crew, and you'll find many trades and all towards friendly territory, enemy positions, from Norway to the African deserts, The armourer's, job, and the job of of them important.

upon.

be is not to be taken 45 one who has surrendered or will surrender, but as one who may Aight again. By this reasoning it is a legitimate act of war to kill or wound him. But the majority even of German air- men probably consider the rule more honoured in the breach than in the observance, if only | because, as the air war is going, none of them knows when his turn will come to bale-out over, British territory or British-con- trolled waters.

Certain it is that the Nazi Government, ever ready to plead humanity when this suits its purpose, would raise a great- outcry were British airmen or ground forces to shoot a German parachutist. We have seen how sensitive It is about the other type of parachute specialist, the kind who “distinguished theme

where The Berlin Governe) ment's opinion seems to be that thead gentry, as "Me. Churchill bas called them, should be res, |sceived with special whonour as

#distinguished Visitors”

slip by an armourer might cause the fabric workers, fitters and all the rest,

the armament offices, dates back to the Retreat from Mons of 1914, for it

would fail to find their mark.

THE WEATHER MEN No! mary. poogle, perhaps, ap- Without their constant atten- sights, the method of working a was during that episode of the lust preciute the services which the R.A.F. tion to every detail, the life of parachute flare to name only a few Great War that the Royal Flying receives from its meteorological staff. Corps first discovered the need for Yet upon the accuracy and skill of competent armument officers. the pilot would be gravely im-

TRADESMEN IN WAR

perilled.

of their duties.

KEEPING GUNS GOING Every day, for example, the These workmen have been recruit- urmument officer and his armourern

their forceusts, the success of British air operations and the safety of the

Then there is the blacksmith and airmen largely depends.

Observations of atmospheric ed for the Air Force from all sorts wait on nighter nerodromes ready to welder-the man who must know

and temperature, wind, of trades; there are carpenters and do a ruch job. Speeding out of the how to forge a head-lamp bracket for 'pressure

a car, weld a steel ring to given cloud, weather and visibility must be blacksmiths, painters and copper- sky comes a fighter section-three dimensions, or a new link on a chain, regularly made, while their duties Spilares, perhaps, fresh from patrol, make and temper a cold chisel, forge, consist, as well, of the plotting, of smiths, electricians and motor

possibly froin action: mechanics, instrument makers and

set, and temper a spring, weld an weather maps, computing acts of pliot meteorological workers, butchers and to make their reports. The armourers must be an expert in the use and of self-recording instruments and The plots hurry across the Beld aluminium arm to a cronicase. He balloon observations, taking charge

cooks, store-keepera mand tailors, go, to the machines, and while re- care of hydraulle valves and have having complete knowledge of, such Amang them are thousands of fuelling takes place, scrutinise the knowledge of the advantages and dis. technical instruments as ancmographs Volunteers from the Dominions and guns one armowyer and his mate to advantages of high and low pressure barographs, thermographs," pluvio- Colonies.

cach wing of the aircraft. Each gun, plants, to nih,

graphe, and hygrographs. If it has been fired, is stripped, of Its

An Air Force carpenter may be

There are medioal and dental staff, and the work they are doing. Since my or half-empty belt. Its parts called upon to make anything from photographers some of whom are pre swiftly examined for breaks or a notice board to an aircraft propel- always occupied in making prints of all of them are essential to the main stoppages. Any replacements needed for, or if attached to the Coastal aerial photographs taken over enemy tenance of the ever-expanding RAF, are made" without delay." og

Command, he would probably under territory riggers, storekeepers, ful-

Let us consider some of these men

let us take them in alphabetical order. The barrels are pulled through with take repals to all kinds of floats and lors, turners, and wireless operators. First come the armourers-men' a „clebning xod, moveohle pacis, are bouts of aircraft and marine craft, All these groundworkers are gelves in Holland and" else who load 'and propare guns for alrolled and, finally, the, full) bells! aroma 39 -27 10/29 -

Even a cook in the Air Force must among those needed to keep the „ufed into their, chamber, godinu d be a specially adaptable sort of machines in the air. Unspectacular, firing men who know all about

immunition and bombe. They must All this is done in a few minutes, craftsmah. At a time when air, though their efforts may be, without Back.poes the report: “Blue section battles are" continuous" he may þa, their Help taler of heroling in the fair also know about the construction and refuelled and rearmed." The three asked to provide megls for tired and tutuld never be told. action of bombs, the installation and Spitfires areiredily to take off again, hungry flylog men at all times of vijai. king of bomb, #ights, and gun? The armament officer responsible the day. "And the good cook will cause

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