The Archive · 1941

Alexandria Raided

Alexandria had two air attack! on Friday night, announces the Mi istry of the Interior.

Enemy aircraft dropped a few incen diary bombs as well as high explosives. Four persons were killed and a small number injured, while there was some damage to property, states the cammunique—Reuter.

Damascus-Beirut road on Friday. This was announced in a RAF Middle East communique issued yesterday.

It said: "British fighters attacked armoured fighting vehicles on the Damascus-Beirut road, destroyed concentrations of motor-transport in the Damascus area.

"Shipping in the harbour at Beirut was bombed by aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm. Four direct hits were registered on a large jetty. and a ship, believed to have been a submarine was hit—Reuter, Credit Freezing Lifted For Switzerland, Sweden Washington, June 22.

The Treasury Department yesterday set aside the order freezing assets in the United States of Switzetland and Sweden after receiving assurances their finances would, not be controlled by the Axis—United Press.

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