Owing to the "various incorrect repotts" published by foreign news ies demonstra-the past few days the French Information Office has published the following communique on the subject "Student demonstrations indeed have taken place in Damascus since February 28 as a result of a slight increase in the price of bread decided von liv the authorities, "Soukhs (Native markets) were closed and still remain closed in Damascus. Beimit. Horns and Alenno."
"All assertions made regarding bloody clashes alleged to have occurred towns in Syria and the Lebanon between the nonulation and the armed forces and police are comnletelv groundless. Since the demonctrations were first held, there have been fewer than ten persons injured—Havas Telemondial
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