The Archive · 1941

Held in Officers' Mess

'The discussions were held in the jamieers' mess of the historic Sydney Smith barracks at Acre, British Yeo-monty troops surrounded the messroom while the talks were in pro-

Nazi Planes Said Landed at Aleppo Ankara, July 13, Observers on Turkey's south coast and frontier reported yesterday that for the past three nights hundreds of aeroplanes, believed to. have come from the Dodecanese Islands, or Crete, have flown towards Syria, landed at Aleppo and departed on the same night.

British military quarters said that air patrols had failed to sight these planes in the daytime. Military experts believed that there were enough planes to evacuate 1,000 men a night. The planes were of German type—United Press.

EMP I'S Gitano since last year has been burdened by den eet tar Sh Sena tae She osset a respecting the right of former com-ares, The Sydney Smith barracks itself ig named after the famous Briton who folled Napoleon's Near East _ambltions over 100 years ago when the French dictator tried to storm Acre.

Apart from 'a group of war correspondents and cameramen, no persons were allowed within the vicinily of the camp. This was the first Jormistice meeting that had ever taken place between the British and French How the "cease fire" was carried out at the battle front was related to me by an Austra¥ian brigadier. "It fs peace, perfect peace a4 the front today." he said. "Our boys are re-shell shrieked into Vichy' positions. Some Vichy batteries on mountain tops. apparently unaware of the cessation of hostilities, continued Airing for half an hour,

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