The Archive · 1940

Tested Against Italians in Preparation

Offensive Against Germany

London, Nov. 26; development of bomber support for the British army in field has reached a stage where the methods thrashed applied and actually, though on a limited scale, st Ttalians in the Middle- East in preparation (hen an offensive against'the German army. becomes Of the most important. aspects of R.AF.-Army from the creation of-a new.R.A.F. command and transporting troops, though the merits of parachutists have been greatly fed. In the words of an officer in close touch with the subject, "the strategy of the new organization will not be strategy of land warfare or the strategy of uir warfare, but the strategy of victory."

—Reüter.

General Abe Leaves For Nanking us before equipment permit, applica-developments is being ihe Italian army. surrounding the creation @f @ separate air arm has

pa a new sin. ce-operation /eommand by the establishment of maintains the flexibility of the air Tag Dew, scheme "North armament: ion, [wee ufterci DS Bir Ve Oed for the concentration of strong forces States! arm in land warfare, but provides am to the Trades curtain" to the army whenever Citrine, [at any part of a new battlefield as a

of Labour pon- Amang other things this will include planes for dropping parachutists Tokyo, Nov. 26. General Nobuyuki Abe, special Ambassador to the National Government in Nanking, left by, air this morning at 640 o'logk to assume his post He is expected to arrive at Nanking at £49 pin. today.

Tt wil be recalled that General Abe went to Tokyo to attend ¢elebrations commemorating the 26th Centennial of the founding of the Japanese Empire, as well as to report on the progress of his negotiations with Mr. Wang Chingwei, acting President of the National Government in Nanking.—Domel.

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