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WHAT is the best way to

win the war? That we shall win it no one in Britain' doubts, even while Hitler is still at his strongest and do- ing the worst of which he is capable..

At present we are main

-by

use

'Its main function

G. Ward Price

overcome it.

STRATEGY

our

Surprise

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keep the chumy In constant. anxiety, and compel him to hold troops in readiness all round the European seaboard.

The part played by the Bri- tish Army will be the more valu-

Nevertheless, We have for to-day. The new factor of aiable and effective if it is four months successfully faced, warfare will balance out, o deliberately subordinated to the in its acutest form, the danger ultimately turn to our advan more important operations of which we had always dreaded, tage. Once order to attain a waterproof taining a huge Navy, build- There is not the slightest supremacy in the air to

we have added the Fleet and Air Force, shall finally supremacy ing up a mighty Air Force, doubt that we

If this principle is adopted, Othe Rens,

, we can watch the course of the and creating an Army

enemy can defent us.

war, and he content to await our several millions strong. REVISE OLD

"Smash the Germans and march to Berlin!" is a spirited be keenly alert to deal with any opportunity. We must always. Supremacy in all three forms of warfare is more

sentiment, but it would be the longest and costliest path to desperate attempt at invasion, than the Germans them-

Our old principles of national victory. Hitler

like though the risk of this will would selves have attempted. Vast strategy are clearly, therefore, nothing better than to see us gradually diminish with the con-

would! in need of révision. The idea and an Expeditionary Force to stant-increase of our naval and though. British resources that Britain's safety required us fight him on his own ground aerial strength. are, it is obviously wise to to fight upon the Continent so where he is strongest. Even if, concentrate them upon the so keep the enemy away from after long and fierce struggle. With sea-power on our side. the Straits of Dover need no we beat the German Army, Buch we can take big strategical development of those arms longer enter into our catula a victory would lenge us ex views. When the Battle which will most quickly pro- tions. The notion that "our hausted both of money and man- Africa begins, it might conceiv

frontier lies on the Rhine" has power. cuse' victory!

ably be desirable, in addition to proved out of date by the test

MILITARY

operations, on strengthening the defence of Tać presen: campaign has of actual war.

the huge scale that modern Egypt, to ship a large army to Realisation of this fact should warfare requires, may well crip the Middle East. Based upon already, revealed one factor

give us encouragement. It con- ple the country that engages in in this problem which we duces to the economy of our them. Hitler, despite bis great. India, its maritime lines of com- had undere..mnated. It has strength, To send an immensely superior resources, will be unication would be shorter proved the intrasic strength Expeditionary Force across the starting on a hazardous adven and more convenient than those of our insular position to be Channel involves colossal cost in ture, if-as is apparently his f the enemy, stretching half- men and money. Moreover, we intention-he follows up his in Way across Europe and through much greiter than we had have never been good at fighting vasion of the Balkans by thrust- Western Asia down to the

African frontier.

Should Hitler's Eastern cam-

The

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these great military campaigns. lug forward through Asia Minor Our earlier wars against Euro- towards Palestine and Egypt. Those reponsible for British strategy hat always feared that pean Powers were won with. In the last war, even when in develop into a swoop upon the captureby an enemy of the very limited participation of

indicate news which is strictly copyright under the previsions of the Telecommunt Beats the indtcallan "U" is received in ports on th other side of the British troops on the Continent. Turkey was the ally of Ger- the oilfields of Iraq, we could

communications that

Gulf, and deprive him of his Hongkong on the date of publication by English Chinnel would bring There were only 9,000 of them many, it was the difficulty of get there first from the Persian

mainly the United Press Associations, who re about our ownfall. To avert at Blenheim; no more than 3 brought about the collapse of booty by destroying them. either wholly or in part without previous aim

this danger was the principal 000 at Waterloo.

German schemes in that part of of Brish policy, both When we had hot the help of the world."

THE RUSSIAN diplomatic ail military,

serve all rights and forbid republications.

strangement,

SUCCESSOR

30;

There is no need for

the

ullied armies on the Continent, Yet now, it only the Chan- we fought against Louis XVI, British Army to march to Ber- RIDDLE THE FIRST VICTORY

and Napoleon upon the sea, nel ports, but hose of the Nor which has always been our most lin-at any rate before the Nazi No one can forecast what THE BRITISH Empire has wegian, Danh, Dutch, and

'world will take. Russia's atti won its first victory of this war Belgian coasts well are in the advantageous battleground, or regime breaks up and the march form the war in that part of the

hands of themost, formidable cise by sudden raids on Con- comes a victory parade.

The best use for our military tude is still uncertain: She rinental ports and invasions of on the land. This is the cheer foe we have for faced..

enemy colonial territories, to resources is to keep them intact, night resent, and even oppose, ful and invigorating news which The possessin of these places which our command of the sea ready to be directed against any any attempt by Germany and has resounded throughout the is of even irriter advantage to gave us special facilities of a point where Hitler's far-flung Italy to seize control of the Bos-

the enemy tin it would have cess.

schemes begin to develop Weak phorus and the Dardanelles, peace-loving and democratic na-

been In ar earlier war.

ness, Our command of the sea forming the gateway to the will ensure that they can be warm waters of the Mediter thrown in where the conditions ranoan that Russia has long

coveted, are most favourable to us.

The main-function of our On the other hand, Germany. These methods, which boat- Napoleon, will beat Hitler, who army should be surprise. The may try to bribe Russia into ac has succeeded to his position possibility of such action will quiesence by the offer of a free hand in Iran, a country into which she began to extend her interests 30 years ago, and which the development of the Persian oilfields has now made a far more valuable prize.

The essential thing is to keep the local garrison and the garrison our troops in hand to deal with in French Equatorial Africa,

the emergencies they arise. Cameroons, and the other African Secure behind the defences pro

tions of the world consequent upon the British western desert offensive, which has resulted in the retaking-of-the-important sea town of Sidi Barrani and the capture of three Italian generals and several thousands of enemy troops.

Timed to perfection and carried out with initiative, gal- lantry and precision, the sweep- ingly successful drive made by British and Dominion troops has not only struck a serious blow

Twenty-five Pars ago the air NAPOLEON'S arm was maly limited to local activity. Tony our territory can be contuously attacked from the aeromes established along that last beyond the Narrow Seas.

THE OF

INSIDE STORY DAKAR

I understand, not to effect a land- ing at Dakar, but merely to stiffen.

at the Italians-already depress-T HAVE no learned the in-and embarked in a French warship, colonies which had already joined devided by the Royal Navy and

ed and worried because of the Grecce fiasco-but has let the world know that, given fair con- ditions and proper leadership, the Empire's soldiers still rank as the finest in the universe:

The achievement in recaptur- ing Sidi Barrani must not be exaggerated from the military viewpoint; it means that we have regained something which had previously been lost. Its most potent aspect is that at long last our troops have been able to assume the offensive. How long have they waited for this moment! Norway, Flanders, France, Dunkirk, British Soma- lland, northwestern Egypt! They recall retreats, rearguard fighting, defensive action-and

side stor of the Dakar even, at night, without the fact being Gaullo. adventure.

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agents.

can

known to the enemy's intelligence The truth is that the political pre- the Royal Air Force, wo

of the expedition. was steadily build up our strength.. Finally and this was the height of paration

Meanwhile, the pressure of the It begun ith high hopes, imprudence-a toast to "our ships at lamentably neglected. General de Gille had received Dakor" was proposed and drunk with. Weeks before the combined British naval blockade will continue to

West tell. a largo numr of assurances enthusiasm at a public banquet and French force arrived in from individ Frenchmen in London several days before General African waters it should have been

Sooner or later, whether it be French West frica that he had de Gaulle and his escort arrived in possible to land French intelligence

agents, well provided with gold and in the Near East, in the French West African waters. but to appearif Dakar with a

arms, from aeroplanes' in the hinter-African colonies, or elsewhere, There were two good reasons for Janu.

the chance will occur for us to French and Itish force to be

believing that the enemy

had

got

There received withben armb

wind of the de Gaulle enterprise.

were many French civil exert our sea-borne `military, onials, army and air force officers strength as well. But the Dakiexpedition, like the, The Arst was the passage of the in French West Africa who risked the abortive expedin to Finland, like six French cruisers and destroyers loss of their career, their pension,It is for this contingency and the imprisonment of their families. not. for any vast and venture- the unfortunatexpedition to Nor-through the Straits of Gibraltar, way, took too þg to prepare, too A few days before the French ex-und even the threat of the death sen- come invasion of Europe that long to equip, long to despatch,pedition was due to arrive at Dakar, tence, if they declared openly for too long to art

five German bombers arrived at that General de Gaulle.

"the British Army should be held",

in readiness. Yet they were already secretly pré- Five weeks psed between its port from Algeciras, bringing with creation and

Sarrival off Dakar. them a number of high German off-pared to join him They were, -in. uring those flecks the Germans, elals, intelligence agents and artillery tact, a latent Fifth Column, hostile

Lomcers. he Italims, athe Vichy Govern-

to Germany, friendly to ourselves. nent were fuinformed as to its

These are the men who directed Nothing was done about them, numbers bbable destination, the resistance of Dakar to General though the German Fifth Column in

and thousa Frenchmen cannot de Gaulle's advances. These are the Dakar was notoriously active. be equipped irritain with tropleal men who hastily organised gun bat And now a postscript. It has go- revealed that after it and embark on French vesselaiteries on the shore, and stiffened the cently been rovided with British naval escortismall French garrison in the port and Petain's capitulation Lord Gort and] not a little disappointment. But without the umberless German airfield defences. These are the men Mr. Duft Cooper arrived at Rabat, were compelled to strip at Cons the Western Desert victory Isents in England in Ireland be-who ordered the batteries to fire.

In French Morocco, by seaplane in tanza, before they were allowed the hope of seeing M. Mandel and to leave Rumanta. the outcome of a well-planned, ng. Immediatekware of the fact.

A French gefi in uniform, with;

other French statesmen believed to skilfully executed offensive, and coming after so long and patient n vigil, the fruits of that victory taste all the sweeter..

Severa

the unmistaknifeatures of General is inconceivable otherwise the

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BRITISH WOMEN "MADE TO STRIP

British women, as well as men,

be there. It is stated that they This was revealed when the first 70 nrrived there "soon" after the capitu- Bellany to be evacuated from nu- de Gaulle, canibe driven to a port French officers on land would have fallen.

fred upon four brother French öff-

My Information that they arrived and reached Istanbul, cers, bearing a flag of truce. The twelve days later, when Petain had. They all had to submit to rigorous while the vast fert offers limitless French don't fire on the white flag had time to défent the designs of the inspection, in spite of the fact that And it-19-timely to appraise the abstacles, ther good reason to but the Germans do.

loyaliste. Yet Up Brilsh Govern- some of them corried diplomatie "The expedition was founded-upon ment had been urged to send, Implications of the success. Itaimelleve and that eventually nediate effect is to have rellevede forces will in a position to an vous contradiction. General do Air-Force-diale to Rabat on high passports, Issued at Bukarest.. Egypt and the...Suez Canal of Un carry the widirectly into the Chulle went with a French army and very day of the capitulation, when The refugees said that conditions in

nemy's territo The coast road to

n French fleet to Dakar; but on con- the greater part of the French Air Rumania were how the same as in long-threatened Italian assault; Libya has beeopened, and when dition that he would not have to Foren was in Morocco and could have all other German-occupied countries. has taken the initiative from Grazi- the right mont arriver, the Em-fight. And we sent a strong naval been won over.

The Incoming-Cierrasina ate report- nui and his armies, and has created aire may rested that under the force to protect him, but we were re-

fed to have arrested a number of pro- Iminent Poles who fled to Rumania: when Poland was overrun Inst Bop-

enterprising ship of General

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a new strategical situation, pregnant Wavell uppo by the British guested by General do with possibilities Libya has become navy and Aire, its armies will desist from any violent action. the...country overshadowed by the marchonto into the Italian The French forces which necom-|* terrifyijita etre: of-invasion, and stronghold,

panied the General wern Intended.

GEORGE SLOCOMBE