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INVASION

IN FOUR

PARTS

The following forecast of Hitler's plans for the Spring, written before the opening of the Balkan offensive and the drive in Libya, la a vary sound analysis of. Axis aims and strategy. The writer is the Political Correspondent of the London "Daily Exprcas."

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that as soon

as. the weather-political as well as natural-permits, Hitler will make his new moves.

They are likely to be in this order :-

(1) Action to force France to agree to the handing over to Hitler of the French colonial bases and probably the fleet;

(2) A rush of aid to Musso- lini in his Mediterranean and African difficulties;

(3) A side-show of some kind in the Balkans:

(4) The invasion, attempt on Britain.

Several of these moves may be made at the same time to distract attention from the ma- jor aim: the attack on Britain. First Step

The resumption of the air blitz on an intensive scale, par- ticularly against communica- tions and production centres in all parts of Britain, will, it is expected, be one of the first de- velopments.

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The first troops would be dropped by parachute, to be followed by others landed in troop-carrying planes.

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tempt:

PILULES FOR PATRIOTS

British defence authorities are confident about the result. SCIENCE will have to be taken

British diplomatic and intelli- more largely into the confid-gence officials all over the world ence of the Government if the feeding of the British people through this period of shipping restrictions is to be conducted without harm to the national health. Americans have shown that they are aware of this, and have suggested the vitamin and mineral element concentrates, which they could send to Britain in sufficient quantities.

of use

In brief, this means that instead of having to import, for example, large cargoes

of

oranges for their anti-scorbutic properties, Britain could attain the same results by importing boxes of capsules that would occupy only a small fraction of the ship-space.

Professor V. H. Mottram, of London University, while ap- proving of the innovation, thinks that it would be hard to convert public opinion to it. Scots, he says, might be persuaded to take their vitamins in pilutes, but anything of that sort would be too upsetting to the gravity of the Englishman.

time he is unable to follow his Hitler's difficulty is that this

technique of "mopping up" one situation at a time. There are a number of problems all press- ing for solution at once and all 'equally dangerous to him.

April 19, 1941.

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(From the “Christian Science Monitor)"

SHOCK TROOPS IN MALAYA LEARN

DEFENSIVE TACTICS

IN

JUNGLE WARFARE

By HAROLD GUARD

United Press 'Staff Correspondent

SINGAPORE, April 19 (UP).—The theory, that the "back door" approaches to

By trying to take on too much the fortress island of Singapore are sufficiently protected from northeast attack by at the same time he may en- natural jungle defences almost as strong as the coastal batteries which protect it from danger the success of all his seaward attack, no longer holds good. enterprises. This is an addi-

tional reason for the quiet con-

British forces in Malaya, particularly Indian troops, have proved that the Malayan jungle, fidence felt in British official even the densest virgin areas, is not impenetrable although in some parts visibility is limited quarters.

to 10 or 20 yards ahead.

Eastern Defence

Consolidating

Far

Front

Outstanding Result

over

It is now common knowledge here that British, Australian and Indian troops in Malaya operate almost at will in jungle country, and patrols moving along a road or track will plunge into jungle at any given point and proceed on their mission,

The Officer Commanding an ble jungle country holds no terrors for the British forces in Malaya who, Indian regiment was recently according to high ranking Staff of told that a certain section of an icers, are all becoming highly trained in combating its many difficulties and ared for which he was responst- making the maximum use of their ble was easy to defend because knowledge of the country to reduce to a minimum the formidable pro- O-OPERATION between Britain and the East Indies in a it was protected by jungle. He blems connected with supplies and Co

vast potential defensive machine against aggression east felt sceptical and decided to ex- communications as observed in the of Suez is steadily developing, and a democratic defensive chain, periment. He took some of his recent manoeuvres, stretching from China through Burma, Malaya, and East Indies, men along a road to a point The controversy regarding the sup-

posed advantages' of defence the New Guinea, Australasia, and Hawaii, and embracing Guam and where

jungle appeared attack has been fought out in Singa- the Philippines, is no longer a mere theoretic possibility.

thickest, their equipment in- pore military circles just as it has This is the conclusion of the that in the event of a spread of cluding a map, compass and everywhere else in the world. The modern scheme of defence in Singa- Australian Associated Press the conflict China's co-operation Malay parangs (native cutting pore, designed to protect the Island from attacks from any quarter, makes instrument).

full use of the lessons learned in special representative in Singa- would be very valuable.

Flanders last year. Experts amert pore in a despatch to his news-

Path Through Jungle

that on enemy would almost certain- ly endeavour to break his way papers.

He chose as his objective a through by infiltration tactics, proba The correspondent adds: Two recent developments in

point some eight miles distant bly using such armoured fighting The outstanding result of the and he attained it within a

vehicles as he had been able to land. Perhaps it is the Scotsman's the Eastern Hemisphere, he Japanese manoeuvres has been, few hours.

- Defensive Tactics Iack of humour (as the English says, were the stationing of not the cession of slices of

He found that, although the Defensive Infantry laclics in man sees it), that enables him special American naval obser- French territory, but the con-Jungle appears at first sight to Malaya are based on the principle

that the enemñy, must, be hunted- te tako pilules seriously. But it vers throughout the whole zone sequential, defensive consolida-be so dense that no man could

down and bärried; at every turn- from Chungking to Sydney, and tion of all those countries in the merely the undergrowth which find his way through, it was

it is the defenders who must: al- has never been suggested that

tack, if possible before the enemy the tour of General Chang Chun, Eastern Hemisphere which have was thick, and the undergrowth has had a chance to strike.- the Englishman, is anywhere behind the Scot in addiction to secretary-general of the Su no desire to be included by is composed of saplings and

Such tactics render familiarity shrubs which can be cut down patent medicines that take the preme National Defence Coun- farce in the "Greater East Asia with a parang-a most adapta- Malaya is not s

with Jungle conditions essential, sulted to cil of China and former Military Co-Prosperity Sphere."

Country: ble hand weapon. Also he positional warture because there are Governor of Hopei.

There are many observers found that the giant trees of no long fronts to be defended, ac- who believe that the prospects the tropical forest grow at in- cording to military quarters who, while agreeing that statie: defence of maintaining peace in the tervais, and a path can be made carried out from trenches and pill- A full defensive and economic Pacific are now considerably between their trunks.

boxes on the benches for .example. state that it cannot be depended on alliance already exists in the brighter than they were some

Blaffe oflcers inspected the area. in every circumstance. They watched the Indian sepoys in great bloc of Empire countries months ago.

rhythm 'swinging their parangs in comprising the Eastern Supply Just as Japanese aggression extended le, mowing

·Balh through the Jungle which was con- brought about a greater degree"

aldered impenetrable.

form of pills. These do not out- rage English sense of humour, olso the business of providing pills and capsules for the British public would not be so profitable. And if one does not boggle at swallowing pills to cure, say,

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Lesson Learned

Shock Troops

For this reason, military quarters said,

"fand 'forces' trí. Malayn'‚aro (now being, trained primarily on "shock troops and the effectiveness of de- further aggression has brought

fence tactics 'depends to a great ex: Relations between China and about a practical consolidation A lesson was learned and, as a tent on the infnatrygginitiatives and Britain and America are very of interests around the Pacificaren war changed and soon applied starices which the Malayans (grain,

result, the defence scheme for that enterprise, in the dimett formune happy, and there is no doubt and Indian oceans,

to other areas. Wow the inhospita" presents.