FRENCH RIVIERA
CIVILIANS BEING EVACUATED Rec. 2.30 p.m. LONDON, May 10. The Axis authorities are rushing the evacuation of civilians from the French Riviera at top speed, says Reuters correspondent at Zurich. Axis officials are also speeding up work on the Riviera fortifications, especially the camouflaging and rein.forcing of light artillery. They are also said to be installing long-range guns with big stores of weapons and ammunition at certain points. New U-bc"t bases are stated to have been established along the French Mediterranean coast. Many new airfields and seaplane bases are being built and reinforcements of I Italian seaplanes are expected. [By special arrangement, Reuters World ServiceIn addition to other special sources of information, is used in the compilation of»the overseas intelligence published in this issue, and all rights therein in Australia and New Zealand are reserved. Such of the cable news on this page as is so headed has appeared in The Times, and is sent to this paper by special permission. It should be understood that the opinions are not those of The Times unless stated to be so.]
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 110, 11 May 1943, Page 3
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