Gibraltar is a natural fortress, a rear arsenal and protected harbour: His galleries can shelter the popula-on, leaving the bare rock to fire at, and no targets to alm on. The Nock' is the real key of the water way and can never be rivalled. We have declared to hold the Mediterranean as our vital artery of com= munication with India, China and Australasia," Our bases will Gibraltar, Matta, Cyprus and Haifa, Texpect Malta will get a brigade troops. and Cyprus a battalion. Holy thus accepted the right of our post-ion. France also, and allies herself to ts against un' aggressor and protects the western Kate, The Exyptlan Change Now we come to the eastern end of the sea. Entry and exit Important as at the western "en. Hence our alliance with Egypt and the coming development of Ismailia fag the key of the Canal. We shall have two" brigades there and one farther south, A" secondary trans portation. line for men and goods Will be a railway and motor track from Alexandria to Ismailia. Block: age in the Canal will not hold us up, Our own strength in the middle sea will be made ample and we have a declared ally at either end of Troops In Egypt The re-established distribution of troops in Egypt is as follows: leh and Abbassia ABSO ling APES. Moascar Gober and South Barracks, Aibara and 'The Ist, Black Watch occupies the last three' stations. The 2nd Durham ore ordered tothe Khartum South' Barracks and arrive in February, The Ist Brigade R. H. A. 7h and ur Hussars, Gth Tanke Batialion and Ist RINE. are in Abbassia, 11in Hussars and ist Brigade, RA. at Helmlich, Ist Irish Guards and "2nd Cameron Highlanders in Cairo, 2nd Royal Berkshire and Ist Manchester are on the Canal and 2nd Grenadier Guards at Alexandria, The Exyption quarters which we fare to evacuate when concentration fon the Canal is made are Kasr-el-Nit Barracks, the 1011 buildings in Abbassio, Zafaran Barracks, "Abdul Moneim ' Barracks, Abbassia Main Barracks. Helmieh Lines, Cairo White House, Polygon Signal Barracks, Road in Cairo, "Allison Abbassia, Cambrai "Camp, mmnasivm Barracks in Cairo, Talbot Block, Abbas Hilml Barracks. Poly-yon Camp, The Citadel, -Bam-cl-Hadid, Mustapha Barracks, Fortkont, Ramich and Ras-el-Tin.
During February the new British Military Mission will take up its advisory work on the reorganization and taining of the Egyptian Army fon a modern basis, The Regular Army model will be followed, -Maj.- Gen. Marshall Cornwall Is head the Mission, The last of the British officers fo the Eayptian Army. leave Februnry. It is estimated that the evacuation of British troops. from Cairo to the Canal Zone will be com: pleted in five years. Bight years Is the maximum period.
The new barracks will be at Ismailia on the Bitter Lake line,
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