The Archive · 1941

Abyssinians on Warpath

Khartoum, Feb. 28.

With the tentacles of the British forces thrusting like an octopus ever deeper Into the heart of Abysssinla, appears. that the tempo of this campaign is likely to increase as the forees of the Duke of Aosta (Viceroy of Abyssinia) find. themselves perilled at one point after anot "Thrusts into Abyssinia are now be. ing made at more than 12 different points simultaneously from the north, South' and west, while growing num. Sry of Abyssinians, hearing the news of the Emperor's installation in his own territory, are' rallying to the Patriot forces, and italian regulars Memselves are increasingly deserting ay a result of intensive British ate lacks coupled with appeals made by means of pamphlets and loudspeak-

The intensity of the effective pamphlet campaign can be judged by battalion was lined up and searched

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