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Article : 140 wordsThe diplomatic correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" discloses that according to most reliable estimates 50,000 Turkish troops are now in the vicinity ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Sat 2 Jan 1926, Page 7
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