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TURKEY SIGNS A FRIENDSHIP Our Tanks In

Raging In AGREEMENT WITH GERMANY

Desert

(DY "REUTEN" CORRESPONDENT WITH ADVANCED BRITISH FORCES IN THE Westcan DeBERT) CAIRO, June 18.-A battle began in the Western Desert on Sunday which may prove the greatest of the Libyan cam: paign. Precisely at dawn, British and Indian forces ad-

vanced on Hellfire Pass, Capuzzo

and Sollum from four different directions.

ed

Assures Inviolability of Territories

Special to the "Telegraph"

LONDON, JUNE 18 (UP).—IT IS OFFICIALLY. ANNOUNCED IN BERLIN THAT GERMANY AND TURKEY HAVE CONCluded a FRIENDSHIP PACT.

THE PACT WHICH IS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY IS FOR A PERIOD OF TEN YEARS AND PROVIDES THAT EACH RESPECT THE OTHER'S TERRITORY AND THAT IN THE FUTURE, CONTACT WITH A small armoured force follow- EACH OTHER ON ALL QUESTIONS OF MUTUAL INTEREST WILL BE the coast road, infantry MADE IN A FRIENDLY MANNER, THEY HAVE JOINTLY DECLARED supported by tanks and artillery TO CEASE ALL HOSTILE PRESS, AND RADIO PROPAGANDA, AND spread across the plain extend- ing from the sea to the cucarp- HAVE ALSO SIGNED A DECLARATION ANNOUNCING AND PROVID- famous English and ING FOR AN EXTENSION OF THE PACT AND THE INTENSIFICATION another Scottish regiment at- OF turko-german Economic RELATIONS. tacked along the escarpment itself and an armoured division made a wide sweep out into the desert with the audacious inten- tion of attacking Sollum from the west and taking the Germans in the rear.

ment, [1

On Saturday evening D British Brigadier outlined to me the plan of attack for each of the four columns. With a walking stlek, he drew in the sand the routes to be taken, the obstacles to be encountered and the enemy's probable strength,

"May Be Decisive Scrap" Quietly confident and enthusiastic, the Brigadier concluded: "It nging to be a great scrap. It may be # decisive scrap."

Advancing from the rear on Saturday morning, we threaded our way through long lines of motorised transport, artillery and Bren Kun carriers..

The German air force was strange- ly absent and we arrived within five miles of Helince Pass before the

Hurricanes

Then began

were chol-

series. of

halt-raising aerial dogfights which

continued all day.

Advancing to within some

tions.

two

NAZIS LOSE 20 WARPLANES

R.A.F.'s Big Bag Over Desert

CAIRO, June 18 (Reuter).-The destruction of 20 enemy aircraft in the Western Desert battle yesterday is the feature of the R.A.F. Middle East communique.

The communique, states:. "Aircraft of the R.A.F. and the South African Air Force continued to give full support to the operations by ground forces in the Western Desert yesterday.

R.A.F. BLITZ

ACROSS CHANNEL

"Fighters repeatedly engaged e.emy aircraft which attempted to attack the troops and destroy-. ed 12 Junkers-87's, two G-50's and six Messerschmiti-109's.

netive in machine-gunning enemy motor transport on roads in the Gazala area and did considerable damage.

"Bomber aircraft carried out

number of attacks on enemy armour- ed cars and transport.

Bombs Among Tanks "In the Sidi Omar area, bombs fell among-tanks-and-transport, destro

The announcement regarding the pact stated that the "two nations were inspired by a desire to place relations on a basis of mutual confidence and sincere friendship and had agreed with. oui prejudice to the present obligations of both countries to conclude the treaty.".

Neither country will take any measure "aimed directly or in- directly against the other con- tracting party.

It was officially announced that the German Ambassador, Colonel von Papen and M. Sara- Foreigh joglu,... the Turkish Minister, signed the pact at Ankara at nine p.m. to-night.

Text of Treaty

The Desert

Heavy British tanks are now engaged in a furious battle in the Westorn Desert with Axls armoured vehicles. This picture, taken during General Wavell's first shows British action in the desert.

offensive,

tanks in

Background Of Our Offensive Against Nazi Army In Libya

(By "Reuter's" Military Commentator)

LONDON, June 18.-On this day 126 years ago, the British won the decisive victory of Waterloo, which victory brought to his knees a dictator who had lorded it over Europe for more than ten years. Battles in those days lasted one day; now, they take several before a final decision is reached.

Free French

Reach

Suburbs of Damascus

Special to the "Telegraph”-

"Reuter" adds that the text of the Turkish-German Treaty of Friend- "During the day, they were also ship, signed at Ankari, consists or

Battles of an offensive charac- three articles which state:

(1) Germany and Turkey bind

ter are again being fought to themselves mutually to respect the integrity and inviolability of their save. Europe and the world from anational territory and not to resort other dictators whose tyranny

against their treaty partner. to any measures direct or indirect is far more brutal and cruel than

was that of Napoleon. (2) Germany and Turkey bind themselves in future in all questions In my last dispatch, it was touching their common interests to indicated that the offensive in have friendly contact with each other Libya might be undertaker-by- in or disabling more than 20 vel cars, in order to reach an understanding the British and not by the Ger- and in the same area, armored cars, in the treatment of such questions mans. And so it has turned out, Hght tanks and troop concentrations (3) This article provides for rati- were shot up.

Acation which will be exchanged in for on Sunday morning, General "During the night of June 16-17 Berlin,

Wavell launched an attack of The Treaty is valid for, ten years some magnitude on the German For of targets. Hits were registered on with the possibility of prolongation. front in Libya and heavy fight-

heavy bombers attacked a number after the Central Mole and elsewhere in the harbour area at Benghazi,

Why Turks Gave In

ing is still going on round Sollun out,

"Bombs were dropped on the land-

(BY "REUTEN'B" DIPLOMATIC and Halfaya Pass. ing grounds at Derna and Gazala,

CORRESPONDENT)

It is satisfactory to find that the LONDON, June 18 (Reuter) British forces are now strong enough where a number of fires were started, and at Bardia, several motor trans-Ever since Yugoslavia and Greece in the Middle East to justify General port vehicles were set on fire and were overwhelmed by Nazi forces, Wavell in making this attack where

Turkey has been subjected to ever-ho has other forces engaged in Torgets near Boulogne were be-others damaged.

"There is nothing of outstanding increasing pressure to bring her into second campaign in Syria.

LONDON, June 18 (Reuter).

The Vichy raiding thrusts lleved to have been attacked. A

report from other

line with the Axis,

Details have not yet come to hand-A final warning to the French round Kuneitra and Merj Ayoum terrifle explosion was heard and felt Importance to

fronts.

Not only has the German necupa-to enable us fully to picture the bat-Commissioner at Damascus, have been contained and ample on the Kent coast during the after-

"From all these operations, six air- tion of the Aegean Islands exposed tle which is now going on off Sollum, General Dentz, to capitulate, forces are available to drive noon, which rocked buildings and

Turkey to the mensee of attack but one or two salient points can by failing which an Allied attack them back. was one of the heaviest experienced craft are missing." for a long time.

miles of Hellfire Pass down the cen-

LONDON. June 18 (Reuter). tre of the plain, we had a grandstand The R.A.F. again struck at the view of

of the British shelling of the Nazis on the French side of the Pass from a protecting wall. We could-follow-the shells-from-the-dash Channel this evening. Bombers to the final satisfactory plop as great escorted by lighter formations fountains of sand and smoke plumed made an offensive sweep across Into the air around the German post the Straits of Dover.

Meanwhile, British_light_artillery Coast watchers saw a large vas moving closer and medium_and heavy guns were steadily advancing number of our fighters roaring

out across the Straits. Never for one minute were fighter some considerable time planes absent.

the bomber force went Back at Brigade Headquarters,

apparently the Brigadier again gave us a few explosions. moments in which he announced the salvoes of bombs, rocked capture of Bir Waer, which is Kent coast.

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from the rear,

Big Cheque From

The "Bellows"

from

the

Further Operations LONDON, June, 18 (Reuter)It is

The Fellowship of the Bellows has now contributed $15,000 to the Bomber Fund, the third learned in London that this evening cheque for $5,000 having been there were further operations over Northern France and the Channel in

received yesterday. The append which squadrons of R.A.F. fighters

to members whose subscriptions were accompanied by aircraft of the were overdue, has met with a Bomber Command, good response, although there

Full reports are not yet available

are still some procrastinators. but it is known that a military camp The membership is Increasing was bombed and nine.enemy aircraft satisfactorily, having passed were destroyed, the 2,600 mark.

Four British fighters were lost.

Attached

Importance To Big Desert Battle

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SHANGHAI SHOOTING Japanese Say One

Man Confesses

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" SHANGHAI, June 18 (UP). officials to- -Japanese army day said that Yu Sin-lin, 22, who was captured following the Assassination of Mr Akagi. Japanese Deputy Polico Com- missioner on June 17, has con- fessed to the shooting.

Yu asserted that he had been dis- patched by General Han Te-chin, the Chungking appointed Governor of Kiangsu province, to go to Shang- hai. for the purpose of killing Mr The Municipal police, co-operating with the Japanese, arrested two ac- complices of the Dahlo Hotel, Hong- kew, yesterday afternoon following The battle, adds the writer, is The Rome correspondent of the Yu's confession.

Meanwhile, Mr Paul Schoul, Dean compared with the hardest "Dagbindet" declares that the Bri-

Lish offensive at Sollum has assumed of the Shanghal Consular body, sent fighting in the whole of Inst "great dimensions, 200 tanks being a letter to the Japanese Consul and also to Major Kenneth General year.

uned in the attack on June 15."

atated "It

in Rome that during M. Bouror, Municipal Police Com Like Marshal Graziani, General the three weeks, the British have missioner, expressing "abhorrence" Rommel, the German

commander, received even greater reinforcements, for the "wanton act" of assassination, appeared with a prepared offensive

tanks. Military circles and also his sorrow. especially

STOCKHOLM, June 18 (Reuter)-"The greatest impor-Akagi...... tance is attached to the outcome of the fighting at Sollum the losing side will be exhausted," says the Berlin correspon dent of the "Dagens Nyheter" to-day,

to break

and General Wavell attacked in order into that the combined actions of

the head of the enemy's General Wavell and General Wilson U. S. Naval Reservists

in Sollum and Syria respectively

advance.

German military circles do bellove that the fighting will

'tinue for many "days, owing almeulties of supply.

con-obtain

not show that the British are seeking to WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuter), breathing space for the de-Stand-by orders have been issued to fence of Suez," anys the correspon- to the last remaining naval reser-

dent.

viata, states the Navy Department.

Forcing Out Reserves

where her defences are weakest, but perceived. she has had little support or encour- agement from her nearest neighbour with whom her fies have been the closest.

Turkey has also suffered severely by the defection of France which

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LATEST

Sea Bach Paga For Further Late Naws

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LONDON, June 18 (UP)~A despatch to the "Exchange Telegraph" from Jerusalem to-night states that the Free French troops reached the western suburbs of Damascus this evening. Vichy troops are delaying the fall of the city by shelling the

ronds.

ULTIMATUM

TO. DENTZ

on Damascus would begin at 5.30 It is evident, that our attack is 4.m. on Thursday morning was made by the radio from heavy enough to have obliged the Germans to rush reserves. It appears Jerusalem by the British Com- that the British are tactically making mander, General Sir Maitland

of fairly-wide turning move- Wilson. ments and, that the R.A.F. is giving

The radio added that Vichy would ample support not only in attacking be responsible for bloodshed. bases,

airfields and the enemy's lines Whether the French capitulated or communications but also on the net, General Wilson promired that of: actual battle-feld.

he would start the occupation The enemy seems to fear that this Damascus at dawn on Thursday. the Arst

step in a serious sustained attack, but we must wait and see. It may

may only be a local offensive aim-

is

of

CHUNGKING.. June 18 (Central

ing at the capture of Halfaya Pass. | Nows)-With a view to assisting the In Syria, the British progress local authorities in air defence Chin aguinst Beirut and Damascus hanese resitients in Vancouver, Canada,

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Accused

Testifies In Trial

Kenya Society

Was

NAIROBI, Juno 18 (Reuter)--Sir Delves Broughton, who

Satisfactory Position

CAIRO, June 18. (Reuter).— The position in Syria is consider- ed satisfactory in circles usually well-informed.

This action is, in fact in full swing. Further east, the Allied forces are slowly making their way down the foothills leading to Damascus Plain. With Allied columns making head- way towards the elty from various points of the

compass, the eltuation is, however, somewhat confused.

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War Refugee

·Found In Govt House

One of those strange and whimsical incidents which bare the tragedies of the poor to those in high places occurred at Government House yesterday.

Captain Batty-Smith, the Alde" de Camp to His Excellency the Governor, found an

unknown and elderly Chinese man standing in the dining is charged ith_the_murder of the Earl of Erroll, giving room of Government. House. The evidence in the trial to-day did not agree that Erroll's death man had walked up the drive and

had apparently just "walked in," a sutisfactory solution to his (Broughton's) domestic

Questioned through an Interpreter troubles.

that his toast at dinner on January 23 the man sold that he come from He agreed that he had pre- to his wife and Lord Erroll and their Fukien. He had been ruined by

Japanese dep

deprivations and wished to viously said that he would take future heir was absolutely sincere.

Broughton denied being involved in make an appeal to the Governor. his wife back if Erroll and she a scene at the Muthalga Club, when, "He seemed a very nice old gentle- fell out of love while Broughton soon after his arrival at Nairobi, it man, sold Captain Batly-Smith, was in Ceylon, but he now added was alleged that he threatened to "Probably his story was true. He that, his would have depended on throw, champagne in his wife's face had evidently seen better days," what kind of life she had led or break the bottle over the man's

head. while he was away.

Accused said that it was a complate Replying to the judge, accused said l-fairy tale.

The mon was formally put in the charge of the Police who took him to hospital. There it was found that he was mentdily unbalanced.