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Germans Landing. Planes At Syria

FROM PAGE ONE

In the interior of Syria are being used by the Germans.

French Garrison

(DY NEUTER'S" DIPLOMATIC ¦

CORRESPONDENT)

LONDON, May 16.From a pure- ly legal standpoint, French rights in Syria, which they hold under man- date from the League, lapsed the mo- ment the French notified their with drawal from the

cague of Nations,

Under the Covenant, no nation not a member of the League can hold a mandate except in very special cir- cumstances, which have not arisen. Consequently any action taken by the British would theoretically not be directed

power.

arrison

against the mandatory-

The legal aspect, however, ta Jess material than the military issues 11- valved. There is sti French variously estimated at be- tween 30,000 and 00,000 me. A large number of these are colonini soldiers, the majority of the French troops having returned to France on the

collapse of the French Govern- ment last June.

Trouble With Populace

The troops who remained, are not France's best men and they have

Mr Nelson T. Johnson, rét iring, United States Ambassador China, photographed yesterday outside the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Building after receiving press representatives at the American Consulate. Mr Johnson will meet his successor, Mr Clarence E. Gauss, in ilong kong before leaving for the United States. (Photo: New China Newsphoto).

been having trouble with the Jacal ENEMY CONVOY

population. There have been strikes and riots in Damascus, Belrut, Homs

and flama and the authorities hnd

to temporise in order not to pre- cipitate trouble.

The situation is somewhat polson-

cd

wards Britain.

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Britain To Raid Nazi Bases In Syria

FROM PAGE ONE

by the crisis in Iraq, whose Quisling government have some merchant ship blew up and the any reliance in the Vichy Govern- cympathisers in Beirut and Daman-destroyer was last seen with clouds ment, Mr Eden said; "As regards eus, but, taken" as a whole, the of smoke pouring from it; pilots con- these particular circumstances, I have popidation is not ill-disposed to-firm that it was not a smoke screen," inade it plain that appropriate action

the.communique concludeci.

Is being toksen."

Another Labour member, Mr. Cocks, Interposed: "Is It not a fact that since the Vichy Government left the League of Nations, the mandate for Syria no longer exists?"

Although there are not muny pre-

pared aerodromes in Syria, the

platem OIL which Damascus

Loondon Quiet

LONDON, May 16 (Reuter) situated would afford numerous London last night was quiet without landing grounds and also admirable an alert, and up to carly Thursday to reports were made of raids in any other parts of the country,

terrain for mechanised warfare.

Mr Bevin Describes Hess As Murderer

FROM PAGE ONE

Square where members of the public) will be able to view the plane,

S. African Comment. JOHANNESBURG, May 15 (Reu-

ter).-South African newspapers generally agree that the light of Heas shows arnel in the Nazi facade.

The

"Cape Times" asks why Hitler has not published the documents that Hess is said to have left behind. The "Rand Daily Mail" states that the fact that Hess chose to be a prisoner of war in Britain rather than go to America via Portugal shows that the fight was a protest as well escape.

una on the Continent have restricted

Presumably the bad weather condi-

German air activity to small excur-

alons around the British shores.

A few planes are believed to have crossed the coast at one or two points, but no bombs were dropped.

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Mr Eden replied: "I should like STAR A THEATRE

curtainly force in Mr Cocke' sugges

to have notice, of that, but there is

tion."

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Henry Morris-Jones, asked whether The Liberal National member, Sir warning

was given to the Vichy Government.

Mr Exten stated: "The Vichy

Iraq Situation Soon Government were fully aware of our

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ed by the fact that Raschid Ali paid four Iraqi generals £100 each, cash down, to lead the revolt,

nttitude in the matter. Indeed, their jöwn undertaking is sufficient indien-

tion of their obligations."

In reply to a query whether the American Government had been fully Informed of this development, Mr Eden said: "Yes, certainly."

quickly on the approach of our air-

The British employed every means-craft. to stop the revolt peacefully. The officer himself flew down

The "The Iraqis are tough soldiers but are easily influenced, and with the 15 on Euphrates Valley, dropping pam-arrival of reinforcements from phlets. Nevertheless, he was Ared India, the position is rapidly easing." The officer confirmed the reports of the arrival of a' number of Nazi planes at Syrian airfields.

pro-War Afrikaan's paper Sulderstem says that the fight is the beginning of an exodus of Nazi

| leaders who fear the wrath of the

on by isolated batches of rebels with machine-guns.

Unidentified Planes

Ele added: "During the last few The British Imperial troops es- misguided German people as their days, I saw several unidentified air-tablished in the Near East are con- hour of reckoning approaches.

craft flying

over Iraq-probably fident of being able to handle the German. They all sheered off very situation.

No Hitler Statement BERLIN, May 15 (UP)-Informa- tion made available to the foreign- press to-day stated that Hiller oss hot intend to make a public state- ment regarding Rudolf Hess at the present, but it is admitted that the affair is a tople of greatest interest and discussion to the "man in the

Way overcome due to idealistic reasons by a fixed idea that he could bring? about peace after convincing England that continuation of the war was i senseless," was the official announce- ment.

streNobody doubts that Hess

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