London, June 8. FTER a series of conferences with high Government officials, ing to the Vichy Government Announcing that Allied forces had crossed the Syrian frontier. the Vichy Government ina statement quoted the German news agency said: "British and De Gaullists have. at-tucked Syria. which. according their assertion. is occupied by" Ger man troops.
certain M- Catroux (Gi Catroux of Indo-China fame). has issued a proclamation In which he incites the population in the territory under French mandate to revolt against France.
"The French Government has al~ ready affirmed, and repeats, that there are no German troops in Syria. Britain thus commits) a new and unjustifiable attack against France's Empire, "Wo shall defend this, our emp to the utmost Jimit of' our forces,"*
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