RENCH planes have been' withdrawn to Rayak from the of Damascus, Aleppo and Palmyra, which are now under. eom~ plete German control. German aircraft in Syria are estimated ct 150 to-200 machine German planes are frequently seen flying between syria and Rhodes, including troop-carriers, German landings at Latakia are not confirmed here.
It is pointed out that only small ships could use the port, and the report that Latakia harbour is being developed by the Germans, is discredited by well-informed quarters in Ankara.—Reuter.
Cairo, June 7.
News from Syria is scanty, though Cairo is full of reports that German Tourists are still arriving there, and that a large number of the Germans are trained in the use of French weapons.
German troop-carriers are also. rumoured {o have been seen at aero-
Jdromes in Syria, and It is significant {hat the latest RAF. communique refers to an attack on Ialian planes at Aleppo.—Reuter.
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