Cairo, July 6, With the East African campaign virtually at an end, it is stated here that in six months British forces have conquered twice as much territory held by a modern army as the Italiana Jocquired in 1935 from unorganized ill-equipped forces, This, it is added, could not taye been achieved without a resurgence of spirit among Abyssinians. who, ten bowed by five years of Ballan rule, rece to help: the British forces to give them freedom, Their first ambition was achieved three months ago, when tve years the day after losing his throne th [Negus remounted it, Since the entry of South Africans and patelots into Addis Ababs, hard and unremitting Aghting has been in progress throughout the south-west of Addis Ababa, With Indians thrusting southward from Eritrea, the Ialians were force] to fall bark on mountain fastnesses, in which the Italians hoped to carry out German instructions relayed by Rome that the Italians should hold out at any cost to prevent General Wavell ing East African forces to reinforce ther theatres of war—Reuter.
'The radio quoted an official com suuniqué which described bitter engagements and insisted Germans were repulsed on all fronts, 'The Ostrov, Polotsk, Lepel, Borisov, Bobruisk and' Tarnopol areas—sectors scattered along nearly the entire 1,500 mile front—were scenes of hot, en= gagements. said the communique,
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