Thailand With Oil t Singapore, May 31, ie ral Sir Geoffrey Layton, commander-in-Chief of the China tation, today announced that Thai.
id would obtain necessary oil lies) from. British companies,
present here, ' discussed ner Rat Thai mission, at oil supplies required by Thailand.
He added that he anticipated that there. would be no difficulty in supplying Thailand's requirements and the discussions proceeded "so satisfactorily that arrangements al. ready have been completed for oil companies to carry out ctor with Thailand direct" Sir Geoffrey today entertained members of the Thai mission at lunchéon.—United All's German masters summoned him to come to them, he fied instead to Tran, © Accompanying Raschid Ah were his Cabinet, the puppet Regent and the German and Italian Ministers.
The end of the conflict between Britain and the rebels does not mean that there are no more Germans in Traq and that they do not have there planes and personnel which might take action against the British, but it does mean that as far as the Arab mopu!ation is concerned, *^e situation is cleared up, it is pointed ouf in London.
There is every indication that the population of Iraq will warmly welcome the return of Abdul Mah, the lawful Regent. who is new on his way fo Baghdad.
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Meanwhile, heavy floods in the "upper: Euphrates are still holding up the British advance on Baghdad, d it is suspected that Iraqis ave cut sluices, Numerous sorties were made by British aircraft yesterday in support of the British troops advancing on Baghdad. Rebel motor trans. verts south of Fallujah were heavily bombed.
Ttalian aircraft were seen for the first time in. Iraq yesterday, An R.A.F. communique last night said that in a very successful machine-sun attack on Baquba aerodrome by R.A.F. planes a number of Italian Fiat fighters and other aircraft were rendered unserviceable, The formation of the commission in Baghdad is expected to end the reign of terror in the capital, which followed the flight of rebel leaders Members of all paramilitary formations have been instructed to hand in their arms to police stations and to "resume civilian clothes, A proclamation issued by the commission exhorts the population j Antigua, May 31. "Phe agreement for the United Jease of bases here was sign-May 28 by the Governor of dos and the United States Con-here, it was announced—United. Press. to remain calm and disciplined, All attempts fo disturb public order, it adds, will be vMilesslv repressed, During the brief reign of terror Arab irregulars are reverted to have indulged in shooting in the streets all day long. and made the nights hideous with their noisy clamour, Foreigners only ventured Reuter.
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