"Supported by British Imperiat forces." the message continued. "they tre not hesitating to spill the blood of thelt brothers defending the unity for the Empire and French sovereignty. Painful as is the event. France is faithful t" her word and can proudly declare that she did not take. the Initiative in striking a blow inst viously at Stax, Guile went before force."
Refuting the allegation that the Germans were landing: large numbers of troops in French Levant ports, and that France was preparing to hand over French colonial territory to the Germans, Marshal Peta'n said that a few aeroplanes which had Janded temporarily "in our territory, had now left Syria, with the elec tion of three or four, which are not "Act of Aggression"
The latest RAF, Middle East communique, which reports the raid, also refers to an attack on Demo aerodrome and barracks, and to a bombing and machine-gun attack in the Timma_area of Abyssinia, TA, fighters also carried out protective patrols over shipping Mediterranean, and one enemy. ait craft was driven off by South African fighters and forced to jettison its bombs, All RAF, aircraft returned safely from all operations—Reuter,
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