"By Reuter's Special Correspondent with' Imperial Forces in Syria)
Outside Beirut, July 14, Though the boom of artillery and the crackle of machine-guns in Syria has given way to a peaceful stalin Allied forces remain in a. constan state of vigilance, and gunners con tinue to stand by their positions, Tt is generally expected here that an armistice will be signed within the next 24 hours, and that the effect of tthe terms will' be that the Allies will take over Syria both politically and militarily,
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