Alexandretta, June 13.
Allied diplomatic sources reported yesterday that at least two columns of British mechanized forces, coming from the direction of Mosul, had penetrated northwest Syria and, ac-Pos' cording to reports, had captured and established a base at the important caravan center of Haseke, Haseke is situated at the junction of the Khabur and Radd rivers, Tt was believed that one column ltd a strong army his government the French Ambassador communicated to the British Ambassador the text of a note handed by Admiral Darlan to the United States Ambassador at Vich:
The French Government have just learned by a telegram received from the French High Commissioner 5 Beirut that Syrian territory has was following ihe Khabur river valley. The objective of the latter column rently was the large center of Ezzar (ed-Deir), 100 miles to the south on the Euphrates river and 200 miles to the east of Aleppo, strategic Syrian air base.
Reports that the Germans who originally entered Syria were flying out could not be confirmed by travellers who arrived from Aleppo last Tuesday night, "Every day a German general and his staff fy to Rhodes with reports and papers, and then return to Aleppo after midnight," one traveller stated.—United Press, and an industrial machine capable be n attacked this morning, The Nazis Flee From Syria ;|of supporting such an army in war time.
The same quarters here are con-eighty, such as German control of certain railways and industries which the Germans believe is the only way of obtaining increased supplies from Russia—Reuter.
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