The Palestine border has been closed, it was announced here yesterday—United Press, Italians Retreat From Debarech London, May 30.
Abyssinia, the Talians- have evacuated Debarech. some 50 miles north of Gendar on the road 'Adowa, and are_now retreating towards Gendar. 'There is a prospect of the Malians at Gendar being hemmed in, as British and. Patriot forees hold 'Chelga in the west, Lake Tana in the south, Debra Tabor in the south-east, and' now Debarech in the north. Most of the troops attacking in this area are Patriot forces under British affeers.
estimated that there are some 17.000. Italians in Gondai Mopping-up operations "are con linning in the Lakes district south of Addis Ababa, and Patriot forces report that the entire area from Sosdu to a point 70 miles to the north ig now clear of the enemy, 'A small advance which the British forees made at Tobruk was a minor operation to straighten out a dent made in the western defences when the Germans attacked some time Ago.
the Sollum area, only patrol activity is going on—Reuter.
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