A British communique today officially confirmed previous re~ ports that British forees in northern Africa had captured Sollum, important north-west Egypt city, and were continuing to push their campaign yninst the Italians, The communique said that some British troops already had entered Libyan territory as they pressed the Italians toward Bardia, Libyan port just across the frontier from Egypt.
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