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French Statement On, Syria

League Mandate Not Yet Abandoned; Allegations Of Students Denied

May 11 An official spokesman yesterd: denied that France has abandoned rule over Syria or its League of Nations mandate over the country.

Despatches from Stamboul reporting Syrian student demonstrations celebrating "French abandonment of rule over Syria." provoked the official denial.

The Stamboul despatch said that the students pretended that France had no right to govern Syria because by recent withdrawal from {he League of Nations, France lost its League mandate over the country.

"France still is a member of the League and will be for two years more, under the clause obliging two notification of withdrawal." jokesman. "Hence, for two at least. the question of arise." also pointed out an undisputed League mandate over the German ds in the Pacific, despite the fact he quit the League long ago.

The French recently encouraged the new Syrian Government to start preparation of a constitution for the eventual freeing of Syria when world political conditions allow it. However, for the duration of the present war, it was understood. Syrian independence would not be granted by France—United Press. combat.

We have both the command and the answer in I Corinthians 6, 18-20. "Flee fornication. Every sin that a doth is without the body, but he that committeth fornication' sin-neth against his own body, What? know ye not that your body is the mple of the Holy Ghost, which is n you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own. For ye are! bought with a price, therefore, glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's" That dwelling spirit can cleanse and keep the heart pure. Dri out the pints of evil and fill the heart with the spirit of Christ, issuing in love ey, peace and those other of the even fold gifts it alone can bestow,

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