Colonel Salisbury Jones, formerly chief liaison officer in Syria, broadcasting from Cairo, said: "Thanks to the bonds of friendship between the British and French crews, the demobilisation of the French Fleet at Alexandria has been ...
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Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954), Mon 8 Jul 1940, Page 5
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