Whole D.L.I. Battalion London Communique Tells To Be Withdrawn Of Major Part in Keeping 'The 1st, Battalion, The Durham Allied' Supremacy of Seas Licht Infantry, will be withdrawn London, Nov. 16. from Tientsin and Peiping in the "Close collaboration between the near future and will be replaced by British and French Navies will re-one company of the 2nd. Battalion, veal itself as one of the decisive fac-The East Surrey Regiment, which is f tors-of the war," the Miniptry of In-now stationed in Shanghai as the formation declared today in a com-regular British battalion here. munique disclosing the valuable aid A platoon of the East Surreys will afforded the Royal Navy by French be stationed in Peiping and the sea forces. remainder will remain in Tientsin.
"Naval collaboration was foreseen before the outbreak of hostilities,"
The Durhams, it will be recalled, the communique stated, "and impor-left Shanghai' for Tientsin last year tant measures were taken to facilitate to replace the Lancashire Fusiliers, who were sent to India. the eventual functioning of the system of ce-operation. When the Reich im-According to a British military posed war on the Western Demo-official in Shanghai the exact strength crocies, plans destined to assure close of the company, which will proceed collaboration between Allied to Tientsin, has not been decided It navies already existed and, moreover, is believed, however, that it will there was clear understanding be-comprise about 100 officers and men. tween the personnels of the two fleets. "When war' broke' out, the French Navy immediately assumed control of patrol zones, chasing German submarines, protecting the Allied merchant marine' and sweeping out German merchant ships.
"The French, as the British Navy, has developed according to the neces-
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