Jerusalem, June 6.
The report that French-type planes bombed Amman, Fransjordania, yester is said to be untrue—Reuter yesterday. 'They doubted, however, Whether any great force of German ground troops had been landed as yet 'Competent quarters who have ex: tremely close knowledge of the present situation in Syria said they' be-Teved that only chaos to the worst degree could result Vichy fully complied with the Axis machinations Syria, It was recalled that General Henri Dentz, High Commissioner to Syria, recently stated that the French Army would defend the country and the Syrian population for the French, "This was considered questionable as in recent weeks French commanders, pilots and soldiers have rallied in Increasing numbers to the "Free French" forces of General Charles de The French Army of the Levant was not considered an efficient Right or thickly wooded plantations, Forced landings and parachute Jumps are equally risky but aircraft stand up to their job (groups omitted) as a con. stant reminder that weight of production of the United States is steadily behind Britain's war effort, The whole Malayan Peninsula from the Thailand border to Singapore Island and Borneo is a vast network of modern military aerodromes. The full tide of American production has not yet been reached but fore-runners Jof American strength have proved their worth, In the raid on Aleppo, one Talian plane was destroyed by 'a direct hit. Bombs were also seen to burst hangars. and columns of thick black smoke rose from the aerodrome after the attack.
In North Africa Be'tish aircraft bombed military buildings at Demo, in Cyrenaiea, and also the harbour at Benghazi, while in Abyssinia Bombing and machine-gun attacks were carried: out on enemy positions and mechanical transport. by Brit'sh fand South African aircraft From all these operations only one plane is missing—Reuter, Transjordan Garrison Reinforced Beirut, June 7. Great Britain's Middle East Command was reported yesterday to be reinforcing its garrison in Transjordan with 10.000 troops which have been moved to points near Irbid, close to the Syrian border-—United Press, Submarines in Beirut Ankara, June 7.
Bight German pocket submarines were seen in Beirut harbour last week, it Is reliably reported here.—Reut Leaflets on Jerusalem Jerusalem, June 7.
French aeroplane few over Jerusalem on Friday morning drop-pina leaflets addressed to Frenchmen, They declared that the people were misled, as it-was untrue that German air formations were oceuping Syrian air bases or German soldiers had
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