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  2. GERMANY'S INFLUENCE.

    LONDON, May 4.—With the outbreak of fighting in Irak the war in the Middle East has flared up in a new theatre and General Sir Archibald Wavell and his ...

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  3. TOBRUK HOLDS OUT.

    LONDON, May 4.—The prolonged enemy attack on Tobruk, in Libya—it began last Wednesday and was the most I determined onslaught on this coastal base ...

    Article : 600 words
  4. NAZI HELP SOUGHT.

    LONDON, May 4.—The Ankara radio on Friday said it was reported that Rashid All, the Iraki Prime Minister, had appealed to Germany for assistance ...

    Article : 332 words
  5. STORY OF GREECE

    The British Admiralty announced on Saturday that about 45,000 troops and airmen of the British Empire forces in Greece were evacuated by midnight on Wednesday last, in addition to Greek and Yugoslav soldiers and refugees. It was then decided that no further withdrawal ...

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  6. EAST AFRICAN DRIVES.

    LONDON, May- 4.-'Our troops advancing upon Amba Alagi (north of Dessie, in Eritrea; where the Italians have established defensive positions) have ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  7. FIGHTING IN IRAK

    Latest dispatches reaching London report the continuance of the hostilities that broke out in Irak on Friday morning as a result of the objection of the Irak Administration, led by Rashid All, to the landing of a second contingent of British troops in the country. ...

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  8. TURKEY'S POSITION.

    LONDON, May 4.—It was stated on Friday night that the German Ambassador to Turkey (Herr von Papen) had left Berlin for Ankara and that the ...

    Article : 248 words
  9. OFFICIAL HISTORY.

    LONDON, May. 4.—An official history of the campaign in Greece has been issued in London. The story begins with the German aggression -on April 6 and ...

    Article : 843 words
  10. SOUTH AFRICAN HELP.

    CAPE TOWN, May 3.—The Prime Minister (General Smuts) announced in Parliament today that the Union Government had agreed to a request from the ...

    Article : 362 words
  11. SUPPORT BY R.A.F.

    LONDON, May 4.—The R.A.F.'s activities in support of the defenders of Tobruk and further afield in Libya are described in communiques issued in Cairo ...

    Article : 274 words
  12. TREATY OF ALLIANCE.

    LONDON, May 4.—Rashid Ali, the Iraki Prime Minister, is reported to have issued on Friday a manifesto saying: "The hour of fighting seems to approach. ...

    Article : 223 words
  13. SABOTAGE IN SYRIA.

    LONDON, May 3.—A message from Beirut states that the French authorities are searching for saboteurs responsible for setting on fire an oil refinery at Tripoli ...

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  14. U.S. SHIPS AT SUEZ.

    WASHINGTON, May 3.—It is reported in neutral and French diplomatic circles in Vichy that 26 American merchantmen, heavily loaded with arms and ...

    Article : 203 words
  15. APPEAL TO IRAKIS.

    LONDON, May 4.—The B.B.C. in its Arabic service on Friday night appealed to the people of Irak to expel their present Government. ...

    Article : 135 words
  16. ENEMY OVER ALEXANDRIA.

    ALEXANDRIA, May 3.—Alexandria had a 90-minute alert yesterday, several enemy aeroplanes appearing. A terrific anti-aircraft barrage was put up. No ...

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  17. SUNK BY THE R.A.F.

    LONDON, May 3.—The sinking of an enemy destroyer and a merchantman in the Mediterranean by Royal Air Force bombers is recorded in a communique ...

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  18. REFUGEES REACH HAIFA.

    LONDON. May 4.—It was announced in Haifa (Palestine) last night that British women and children were arriving by air from Irak. ...

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  19. DEFENCE OF EGYPT.

    LONDON, May 4.—Thousands of British, Australian and New Zealand troops evacuated from Greece are already in the line for the defence of the Middle ...

    Article : 249 words
  20. WASHINGTON CONFERENCE.

    WASHINGTON, May 3.—The British Ambassador (Viscount Halifax) conferred yesterday with the Under-Secretary of State (Mr. Sumner Welles) on the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  21. FREE FRENCH FORCES.

    NOUMEA, May 3.—To the strains of "Sambre et Meuse," the Republican march, the words of which start: "Les regiments de Sambre et Meuse marchant ...

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  22. ITALIAN PLOT FOILED.

    RIO DE JANEIRO, May 3.—The police have arrested Captain Raguzin, of the Italian ship Teresa (6,131 tons), which took refuge here at the beginning of the ...

    Article : 135 words
  23. GERMAN OCCUPATION.

    LONDON. May 4.—A German communique on Friday said that the Germans had completed the occupation of Pelopennesus. There were no longer any ...

    Article : 78 words
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