The occupatia of Kismayu, the capture of guns In the battle south of Benghazi, with prisoners and war terial stil being captured, are the Wahspots of today's communique from General Headquarters, which states:
Libya: guns were captured in the atile south of Benghazi, including a number of 108 field guns, two heavy aniticalreraft guns, and 23° aircraft. Prisoners and other war material are till being counted, Eritrea: Satisfactory progress is being made by our columns advaneing from the north towards Keren. Tu the Keren area itself, although the enemy has been reinforced, our pres sure is increasing.
Abyssinia: In the blue Nile sector a further advance has been made by units of the Sudan defence force, while south-east of Asosa an Tlalian, detachment was surprised and routed, lusing many casualties, allan Somaliland: Following the capture of Myudre, on Tuesday last, 'South' African troops have now oc-Supled the important Itatian port of Kismayu, Ju this sector guns. moured fighting vehicles and a num. ber of prisoners have been taken.
In Kismayu harbour one ship wa found scuttled. Three more had been damaged, but were still afloat, and the all storage tanks were on fire. This successful operation was carried out with the close ce-operation of the Royal Navy and the South African alr force.
Kismayu has a population of 6,000, (000, and i the capital of the province.
Reuter, Treghen Captured Cairo, Feb, 15.
Reports reaching London, military 'oMefals said that British patrols and Free French troops had captured Treghen, in Libya, in addition to de~ stroying the airfield at Murzuk and capturing the airfield at Kuera, Reports from Nairobi indicated that British East African forees had captured Mfudu, an Important road junction," on Tuesday and had ad-'Vanced eastward, capturing the Tta-Mian post at Bulgeritlo on Tuesday. "United Press.
More Prisoners Reach India Bombay, Feb. 15.
Yo another batch of Italian prisoners, the sixth to be brought to India from the Western Desert, has arrived here, The new arrivals totalled 3,000, eluding many oMteers.
'There are now altogether 15,000 Talian prisoners' of war on Indian Vichy. Feb. 14 A brief and friendly exchange of views rather than a negotiation mar~ ked yesterday's meeting between Marshal Philippe Petain, the Chief of the Franch State, and General Francisco Franco, the Spanish Premier, political circles stressed here today.
Just as he was entering a ear after the meeting, Senor Ramon Serrano Suner, the Spanish Foreign Minister. shauled "Vive La Franc Ig believed both the French and the Spanish participants at the meet-Ing were fully satisfied with the talk.
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