One who reached Palestine said that the Senegalese manning the frontier are mostly pro-British. They now have 10 Vichy officers to every 100 men. These officers are instructed that if any British attempt to cross the frontier to Syria they must shoot.
Although most of the Germans a riving in Syria disappear immediate. ly to unknown destinations in the interior. the leading hotels in Beirut are reserved for Germans only. The majority of the Germans are selected for their knowledge of French.
The majority of Frenchmen in Syria secretly express disgust at the German infiltration, while the determined R.A.F. attacks on Syrian airports and the desertion of Colonel Collet are all having encouraging effect, Meanwhile, the frontier is quiet and after a tour extending from the Mediterranean to the sea of Galilee I saw nothing which indicated that secret movements were going on in Syria.
British, French Trade Cigarettes London, June 5.
British and French troops along the Palestine-Syrian border exchange cigarettes with each other, according to a Jerusalem despatch to the Independent French news agency. But while the British are on the look-out for Arab smugglers taking flour and petrol into Syria, the French are trying to prevent French soldiers from joining the forces of Gen. Catroux, Free French commander in the Middle East.
There is no man's land en the border—several miles wide at some points—running through a line of hills At night, French search-lights comb the barren countryside. On the Palestine side, a well-planned road system. only recently completed. closely follows the line of the frontier. These strategic roads are banned to civilian traffic—Reuter.
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