African troops' and units from the Gold Coast participated in 'a successful British raid over the that the. 12th the sands of Libea and Earn Zia of yet photo, the rod for the British forces suivaneing into Biya. There: is hardly Bigbuig ivelf—jest a solitary house water tanks foe Sentries die iibuling' water to prisouese a thee stream through, 'Several' more thoncand prisoners linad een gathered round. the. water tanks oun she might of December. 16 Jor was in charge Of for "feeding. them While we swore talking. to. him, alin ficer came up, saluted an eked for transport for a medical niger {0 take seven wostded neb fo hospital ira with' lores, ice for was alowed Plight Analyzed London, Dee. 18, The situation In Libya presents new vistas to the British so rapidly. that {Lis dificult to keep pace with events, General Sir Archibald Wavell's moderately-phrased bulletins hardly convey the full sense of the mayne jo of the Italian disaster, declares Reuter's military. correspondent.
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