"While more news concerning the invasion is reported to be ith Beyrouth as objective. A second is driving toward Damascus, and at the time of writing was reported to be within 40 miles of that city, while the third is said to be ported to be French, and the disunion amongst them is evidenced by the desertion of 4,000 of them to the Allies.
It would be foolish in the extreme to there are claims made by Vichy to that a stern resistance is being and it is to be expected that General will do his utmost to hold out in the the Germans will send greater than appears to be already in id so that at least the various aerodromes may still be of value to the Germans continue to be held. No reliance what-
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