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without the help at the French armies. Our forces were relatively small and what was worse, they had many serious shortages of equipment. In the late summer of last year the Government at home were deeply exercised by the situation in Middle East. After General Wavell had come home for consultations with the Prime Minister, the Govern ment took a decision to take great risks to reinforce that army, pa

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"We then sent out armoured units, men, material and aircraft, and it was that equipment and these weapons which enabled General Wilson and General O'Connor in their desert advance to secure such brillant suc cesses (Cheers),

"That decision was taken at the gravesi risks in the light of our equipment here. Since then we have maintained a continuous stream of men and materials to the Middle East."

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country has made that possible by submitting to restrictions of Imports.

"With the collapse of France, ful- filment of obligations for equipment to Turkey and the guarantee to Greece fell exclusively on our shoulders.

"On our arrival In Cairo, we found there that the three C-in-C's were in complete agreement with the policy advocated in London. We found in principle that the land formations to be sent out had already been decid- ed on and preparations were in hand for their concentration.

"I would not have thought it neces- sary to mention this except that it was considered that the forces to be left in Cirenalca would be suffelent: to meet any, threats,

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YUGOSLAV SOLDIER-This grim-visaged soldier is typical of Yugoslavia's fighting men, who valiantly opposed the Nazis.

Visit To Athens

General Simovitch, the whole story "After a brief interval we decided might have been different. But none that all of us should go to Athens. of these things can detract from the I say all of us but I ought to ex clude the C-in-C, Mediterranean, Ad-Yugo-Slav people eventually took.

courage of the decision which the miral Sir Andrew. Cunningham, who had at that moment one of his o casional appointments with

with an elusive ency (Battle of Matapan).

Greek King and Prime Minister at once made it abundantly clear, that Greece was determined to resist German aggression as she had resisted Itallan aggression. The Greek Prime Minister added that

whatever the

the hopes of repulsing the enemy, Greece would defend her na- could count tional territory 11-she could

redeem Yugo-Slavia's independence "We have pledged ourselves to and that pledge will be honoured

(Cheers),

Turkish Friendship

"While we were in the Middle

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conclusion that the establishment of and their people showed to stand Mexico City police protection Anglo-Greek forces on the Hallaknon firm against any menace to their after demonstrators had kept up a THRILLING NEW ADVENTURES WITH YOUNG DR. KILDARE I Line offered a reasonable fighting sovereignty or any encroachment of campaign of yelling, stamping of feet chance of holding the German

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"Since the beginning of this war, authorities have promised Turkey has rendered great service to future such demonstrators will be

Healt with firmly. our cause by her

policy of independ- ence. The importance of her role as a 'bulwark against further aggres- sion In the Middle East is obvious. I am sure that loyalty to their al- liance with this country will, as ever, be the basis of the Turkish Govern- ment's policy."

Smuts In Agreement "The decision was reached very quickly and in complete agreement between the military experts of the two countries.

Iraq Situation

Pen Pals Not

Desired

Soldiers Not Keen Soldiers do not want to cor- Turning to Iraq, Mr Eden sald: "Unconstitutional action by Rashid respond with "pen pala" among All has already led once to his fall the public. The War Office has from power. When later he seized announced that, owing to lack of power again, the British Government demand among the troops, the saw no reason why this or any other scheme organised by the British event in Iraq should deprive theming Legion in the autumn of last their clear Treaty rights.

Nothing

"It so happened that at that time we had the advantage of consulting in Cairo that most wise statesman and tried warrior, General Smuts I asked him if he could (Cheers). I be kind enough to come to Cairo when we were there. With charac- teristle generosity lie did so and wo were able to consult him. He had authorised me say and, indeed his speeches have since made plain, that he 100

too was in complete agreement with the decision arrived at.

"From Greece there has been no repining and no recrimination. The all excuse the action of the Iraqi year for placing men in touch other day I

military leaders In first accepting with such correspondents had a message to the and then challenging our clear Treaty been brought-to-an-end. Greek Government

congratulating

rights. This them

on the valour and actions of which it has no need to be ashamed This country has a record of

Col S. W. Ashwanden, chairman

which I should give to the House:

and above

all with Iraq (Cheers). any suspicion that communications to Please assure the House of Commons. It was we who assured the independ the troops from unknown "pen pals" and the British people that their ence to modern Iraq: it is we who might be subversive, the War Office asked the Legion to organise this

of

their troops and 1 received opy in its dealings with the Arab people of the British Legion, said: ""To avoid

logies of the Greek Army will have assisted them and in every reher four or five months, how-

I

spect we have kept our word. wish to make plain to the world our present position.

touch the hearts of our whole nation. We will never forget the loyal and epurageous help which the British and Imperial forces gave to our

Our Position Explained soldiers in defence of our native land.

Our allies showed themselves good offices by the Turkish and "We are grateful for the offer of worthy to rank with the

ancient heroes of Thermopylae and to wrlies: the first requisite is withdrawal Egyptian goverments. Our position letters of gold in the glorious pages of troops frona Habbaalyah and ces- of. British history. I desire once sation of hostililtica against the British again to assure you that we will con- forces in Iraq. When this has been tinue the struggle by the side of our done and fighting between the allied great allies, the noble people of the nations has in consequence ceased, British Commonwealth until victory

His Majesty's Government will be

is won and the triumph of the ideals prepared to discuss the fulfilment of

of liberty, morality and international their Treaty rights which they are. justice is achieved!, (Cheers),

Mr

Eden continued: "I think the In all circumstances, determined to House will agree that the generous maintain (Cheers). spirit of that message has animated the Greek nation throughout Jis ordeal." (Cheers).

Yugo-Slavia

leaders have already realised this."

"Many of their most distinguished Mr Eden said that for a long time, Italien papers were regularly ex- pressing their hopp of seeing a Bri- fish defeat and had shown quite clearly that if their hopes were ful- Alled, Italy would control the Arab lands of North Africa and elsewhere.

Interested Spectator

Turning to Yugo-Slavia, Mr Eden said that when they arrived they got plenty of assurances that any German attack on Yugo-Slavin would be resisted, but, he said, "that was not. enough. What was reeded was common plan so that if an attack Mr Eden proceeded: "Every Arab developed, we should have the best must know what that means. In all chance of resisting it together recent history, there has been no rule (Cheers).

a

more cruel and ruthless than that

"We made every effort to secure imposed by Italy on Arabs living in this and every effort falled until the Tripoli and Cirenaica. moment of the coup d'etat. During Hitler told us on Sunday that he was "What of the other partner? these conversations, we were given repeatedly to understand that the an interested spectator in the Balkans Yugo-Slav army was mobilised. spectator whose rule is based on When we pressed our anxieties that military might and of the Gestapo. they would be too late, the reply approach of Axis rule means the end #Arabs in any land must know that always come: But we are mobilining so that if the worst comes to the worst of their liberty which they have we shall be ready.

joolously guarded and which in "In fact that mobilisation had, not alliance with us is safe to-day! proceeded fast enough and it was not "Not once does Germany or Italy Concluding, Mr Eden declared; until the coup d'etal that the new show anywhere the least respect for government made a real and urgent an engagement. Their only sanction effort to get their armies ready.

force. was then too late-loo late for the

I

are

best will' In the world to mobilise "The United States' armies and concentrate them where and in many ways. The more fully, bolping us greatly in many "spheres they ought to be if they were to give the more rapidly, and the more cer- us the support and help needed.

tainly that help can reach the battle. Gallantry in Vain

fields in Asia, Africa and Europe, the "So it was, dospito all the gallantry shorter the duration of the war. of the Yugo-Slav army which has that is why I welcome the immense been as spierdid in this war as in step forward taken by the United the last, despite all that, without an States in deciding to send snips, to effective

the Tugo-Slay armies the Red Sea, could not

dia

together man drive

Cap

from the United States, to win for

and

not stop the GerIt must be our privilege, toge to the Monrough Southern Serbts with the help that we can receive

(Et is perhaps idle and unprofitable the nations of Europe the right to to speculate but had the Government, live their lives in peace and tran- which preceded the coup d'etat asquillity, secure at last from the

understood Yugo-Slavia's true, haunting, dread, that shadows, o

nhold, the government ine:Uma

ever, we had 25,000 people who wanted to write to soldiers, and only 100 soldiers who were really to re- ciprocate."

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