More widespread operations by the Royal Air Force in North Africa are described in yesterday's R.A.F. communique.
Fighters of the R.A.F. and South African Air Force on Sunday engaged in several combats with enemy air-
London, June 17.
Thanking Rochester University for Axis Attacks at conferring on him an honorary doctorate of civil law, Mr. Winston Churchill. British Prime Minister.
Sollum Repulsed broadcasting t America yesterday Cairo, June 17 Meterred to "American confidence, Enemy counter-attacks in the which I shall ever strive to deserve."
Western Desert have hitherto He said: "It is that sense of k been repulsed with hec y losses ship and unity which I feel ex to the enemy, it was officially between us this afternoon." learned her afternoon.
Speaking from Downing S lied reinforce-Rochester and to the people of the ure approaching Merdj United States, Mr. Churchill referred Ayoum, the scene of a strong to his mother who was born in French counter-attack.—Reuter. Rochester and his grandfather, Mr.
Zeonard Jerome, who ran away to America, and, quoting Burke, said: in Cyrenaica.
Three Messer-*People will not look forward to itis 1095 and one Fiat fighter posterity who never look backward were shot down during the day. to their ancestors, South African fighters attacked n formation of Junkers 88's strongly Strong American Ties escorted by fighters and forced them Mr, Churchill felt it most gérec- to jettison their bombs before they atle to recall that the Jeromes weve could carry out their attack. rooted for many generations in British aircraft also machine-an soil and had fought in gunned enemy columns, transport s for the independence of American colonies and the foundation, of the United States expect I was on both sides then". added Mr. Churchill "I must say feel.on both sides of the Atlantic ocean now and in this time of world storm it has given me comfort and inspiration to feel that our hands ere joined across oceans and that our ses throb and beat as one.
"Indeed I will make so bold as to y that here at least in my mother's birth city of Rochester I hold a latchkey (o American hex
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