Cairo, Oct. 29. The Italian invasion of Greece is regarded as an attempt to break the stalemate of the military. situation in the Middle East. The Italian army in the Western Desert, face to face with full resistance by the British Imperial Army, has hesitated to advance further. In consequence, they have been suffering considerably from constant harassing by all of Great Britain's air fighting services.
The Royal Air Force struck again on Sunday at Libyan bases at Beng-nazi. This time, results of the bombing action were difficult to observe owing to ground mist. The Dodecanese Islands moreover, have been almost completely. isolated by the Royal Navy since the outbreak of war, and there is ample evidence that Italian supplies have run very short.
Considerable damage was done to naval head barracks and one ship at Assab (Eritrea) on Saturday. Kassala (Sudan) was also effectively ery destroyed in a fight between Italian ana British ghters over Malta on Sunday.—Reuter.
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